by Dave Johnson | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog
"I don't believe in some foreign "ism", but I believe deeply in American idealism." – Senator Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders billed his talk Thursday at Georgetown University as a speech on "democratic socialism," but it was immediately clear that what Sanders was...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
[fve]https://youtu.be/qKmaa01mZZ4?t=4m28s[/fve] "It’s not that taxes are far too high for giant corporations, as the lobbyists claim. No, the problem is that the revenue generated from corporate taxes is far too low." - Senator Elizabeth Warren Senator Elizabeth...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The day before the Paris terrorist attacks, "the Paris of the Middle East" – Beirut – was attacked by ISIS. Terrorist set off two bombs in a busy shopping area, killing more than 40 people and injuring more than 240. Then, on Sunday, a string of ISIS bombs in Baghdad...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Our government has contracted (as in privatized or outsourced) with a British-owned, anti-union company to operate the U.S. Senate cafeteria. The company pays so little that many employees are on public assistance; at least one was homeless. Meanwhile the company is...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The Democratic candidates debated for the second time Saturday evening, in Des Moines, Iowa. Because of the terrible terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, the emphasis of the beginning of the debate focused on a discussion of terrorism, national security and foreign...
