by Dave Johnson | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
Last week's post, Will Media Continue Its Blackout Of Progressive Budget? made a simple point: the media just will not let the public know that there is a progressive budget alternative and what it includes. I asked, "Next week, progressives in Congress will release...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
One part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform law requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to set up rules requiring companies to disclose the median annual total compensation of all employees, the total annual compensation of the chief executive...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
How far have we drifted from our original intent to be a constitutional republic ruled by We the People? U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8: "The Congress shall have Power ... To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations..." But today? Not so much. The following...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy
The federal budget battle begins. Republicans have the majority in the House and Senate, and it is up to them to come forth with a cohesive budget plan that they can pass. Here is a look at the (not) governing majority's factions as the budget battles begin – and why...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Next week, progressives in Congress will release their annual budget proposal. They do this every year, and every year the national news media largely ignores it. Will the elite media report on it this year? Make some noise, and maybe they will. There are alternative...
