by Dave Johnson | Oct 16, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
How much money are corporations putting into elections? Which corporations are putting in how much? Are corporations that are looking for contracts giving money to politicians who can push contracts to them? Are corporations channeling money from foreign interests...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is complete, but we still are not allowed to know what is in it. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has called on the President to release the text of TPP to the public. The Hill has the story, in "Trumka calls for immediate...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement is shopping around to professors, trying to get them to help "expand the conversation" around the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with the public – even though TPP is...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
How MANY times have we heard corporate-funded conservatives and "centrists" whine about "deficits" and demand cuts in the things government does to make people's lives better? How many times? "We're broke." "Taxpayers can't afford these ... (pensions, health programs,...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The first Democratic debate showed the country what it is like to have adults on a stage. It doesn't matter who "won." The candidates showed they all are concerned about governing the country and proposing actual policies that will help actual people have better...
