by Derek Pugh | Mar 28, 2014 | Tax Reform
Here's something that people on both sides of the ideological divide can agree on: reforming the mortgage interest deduction. Last year the federal government gave away roughly $100 billion through the mortgage interest deduction. The majority of those utilizing the...
by Derek Pugh | Mar 11, 2014 | Populist Majority
A new study by Pew Research has dubbed members of the millennial generation “detached” when it comes to U.S. politics. These 18- to 33-year-olds are increasing put off by organized politics and religion, less likely to identify as “patriotic” and hold significantly...
by Derek Pugh | Feb 19, 2014 | Financial Reform
The U.S. economy in its current state offers plenty of anecdotal and empirical evidence that Wall Street lobbyists and bankers are nothing more than thoughtless, money-hungry zombies. So film director David Yates, who made the last four Harry Potter movies,...
by Derek Pugh | Feb 10, 2014 | Blog
Ahead of the Obama administration’s decision to whether to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, key environmental and labor organizations met in Washington, D.C. on Monday to offer an alternative: Repair America’s more than 2.5 million miles of existing deficient...
by Derek Pugh | Jan 29, 2014 | Minimum Wage
The federal government funds more low-wage jobs than Wal-Mart and McDonalds combined. Thanks to President Obama’s announcement this week that he will sign a ‘good jobs’ executive order, this will change. “We consider this a win,” said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., on...