by Isaiah J. Poole | May 22, 2015 | Populist Majority
A Gallup poll released today says that the 2016 election will be "contested in a more socially liberal electorate – and a less economically conservative one – than was true of prior elections." While Gallup records a higher percentage of people considering themselves...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 21, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
If you think allowing post offices to morph into neighborhood banking centers is at best a utopian fantasy, or a just plain crazy idea, the Postal Service Inspector General wants you to think again. The inspector general's office released a report today concluding...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 20, 2015 | Progressive Vision
Get ready to add the name Jim Kenney to a growing list of progressive populist mayors who seek to put their cities in the vanguard of economic change for working people. Kenney won the mayoral nomination Tuesday night in Philadelphia's Democratic primary. He won in...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 15, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
A legislative committee this week sent to the Michigan Senate a law that would eliminate prevailing wage laws on state construction contracts. The law is designed to push down wages paid to workers on the projects. The fact that the law does not have the support of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 14, 2015 | Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
As I wrote on Wednesday, conservatives don't want anyone to draw connections between this week's fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia and their years'-long opposition to adequate funding for the passenger service. So it was not surprising to hear House Speaker John...
