by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 24, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee congratulated themselves today on their ability to send to the Senate floor a six-year surface transportation bill, but the rest of us should hold our applause. It is indeed noteworthy that a bipartisan bill...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 23, 2015 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A majority in the Senate today took sides against working families and with Wall Street and the multinationals, voting 60-37 to grant the executive branch fast-track trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and future trade deals. "This is a day of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 18, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
It was not a matter of if, but from where, some disgusting and barbaric reaction would come to Wednesday night's terror attack at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. in which nine people died. Not surprisingly, Fox News was among the first out of the gate. The...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 17, 2015 | Tax Reform
Walmart got a modest lift to its reputation when it announced that it was lifting wages for many of its 1 million-plus employees. But a report released today by Americans for Tax Fairness reminds us that Walmart is still a tax cheater, robbing the public of revenue...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 17, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The severe damage that President Obama's obstinate pursuit of fast-track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership did to his relationships with the labor movement and his progressive base, and his loss of face with the business community when an overwhelming...
