by Dave Johnson | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will likely be back in the news at least for a brief moment next week, when the treaty comes up for a formal signing ceremony involving representatives of the 12 participating countries, including the United States. The agreement...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 20, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism
"If the kids in a rich suburb of Detroit had been drinking contaminated water, we would have done something about it." – Hillary Clinton “There are no excuses. The governor long ago knew about the lead in Flint's water. He did nothing. As a result, hundreds of...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 19, 2016 | Blog, Economy
You're going to be hearing a lot of whining and moaning in the coming days about the budget deficit going up. Well, guess what: the same people who will be whining and moaning about deficits and "government spending" pushed through massive tax cuts last year, which...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016
The Clinton campaign is accusing the Sanders campaign of "going negative." It's all over the news today. Did Sanders really "go negative"? Or is this Clinton accusation just an attempt to "muddy the waters" as Clinton's attacks on Sanders' health care plans backfire?...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog, Health, Progressive Vision
As the Iowa caucuses draw near and as Bernie Sanders closes in on Hillary Clinton in the polls, Clinton has started "attacking" (media word) Sanders' proposals for providing universal health care through a Medicare-for-All plan. The corporate media largely covers the...
