by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 26, 2016 | Election 2016, Progressive Vision
In a session that was both a trip back in time and a challenge for the future, the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Philadelphia on Tuesday schooled a new generation of political activists about the struggles that laid the ground work for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 21, 2016 | Tax Reform
People who want multi;national corporations to be held accountable for their tax-dodging tactics only have a few more hours Thursday to tell the Security and Exchange Commission to support a tough rule that would go a long way toward making that happen. The SEC is...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 15, 2016 | Burning Issues, Defense/Foreign Policy
[fve]https://youtu.be/dVUQpSqWg0c[/fve] Palestinians are in for "another difficult four years" as a result of the weakness of the Democratic Party platform's statement on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, says Jim Zogby, the president of the Arab American...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 7, 2016 | Economy
You've likely seen these brands as you walked the aisles of an organic and natural foods supermarket: Silk. So Delicious. Horizon Organic. Wallaby Organic. Earthbound Farm. If you saw these brands, it probably did not occur to you that these brands were already under...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 6, 2016 | Education, Election 2016
The persistence of the political coalition around Bernie Sanders has nudged Hillary Clinton toward a more progressive position on ensuring that working-class students can attend college debt-free. Clinton announced on Wednesday changes to her college affordability...
