by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog, People's Budget
We've heard many conservative elected leaders adopt a new tone when they talk about income inequality, but this week House Republicans will double down on the same-old-same-old when they release their proposed federal budget, which will continue their push to enrich...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Washington looks like a city that has done remarkably well in the absence of a national urban agenda. The last decade has seen most of its once derelict neighborhoods undergo a striking revival, and the city is a fundamentally different place from what it was even 10...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 11, 2015 | Economy, Progressive Vision
At the office of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, more than 2,500 demonstrators, most wearing white "We Rise" T-shirts, staged a protest against cuts in Medicaid and other social services. In Albany, N.Y., more than 2,000 people marched to the state capitol to protest...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 5, 2015 | Democracy
Don't think of the ceremonies that will take place this weekend on the 50th anniversary of the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. as a commemoration of a victory won. Let's use them instead as a call to renew fight for voting rights that are being...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 3, 2015 | Tax Reform
While conservatives (and many financial elites) attack progressives for harboring resentment against the wealthy, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee today reminded us that conservatives harbor their own resentments against the people Mitt Romney infamously...
