by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 6, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Retirement Security, Tax Reform
The House of Representatives wasted no time Tuesday in setting up schemes that are designed to comfort the comfortable and afflict the afflicted. House Republicans approved on late Tuesday a resolution of operating rules that include several pretty outrageous...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
[fve]http://youtu.be/kOdIqKsv624[/fve] The passing last week of former New York governor Mario Cuomo is prompting many people to revisit his speech at the 1984 Democratic Party convention – a speech as electric and iconic as the 2004 address that propelled a young...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 18, 2014 | Health
Not surprisingly, the right-wing hot-air blowers are giddy at the news this week that Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has abandoned efforts to set up a state-run single-payer health plan in Vermont. "The risks and economic shocks of moving forward at this time are too...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth Warren Goes After The TPP Elizabeth Warren, other Democrats raise concerns about free-trade pact with Asia. The Washington Post: "Warren (D-Mass.), fresh off her break with the White House on the budget last week, said in a letter to U.S. Trade...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 17, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Last month, CAF co-director Robert Borosage called on President Obama to normalize relations with Cuba as one of the steps he should take to "move good things forward" in the face of a Republican opposition bent on advancing destructive economic policies. Today,...
