by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 17, 2014 | Financial Reform
Drinking too much of the Wall Street gin caused a power-intoxicated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to swerve into a political crash. Just as we'd think teenagers watching vivid videos of tragic car wrecks would help persuade them to not drink and drive, you would...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 11, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
The next time you are stuck in traffic because a congestion-relieving road project has been placed on the back burner, or the next time you have to jam yourself on an overcrowded bus or rail car, consider the vote House Republicans cast Tuesday night to sharply limit...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 3, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) plan a private meeting Wednesday to discuss options for funding future transportation projects, according to a spokesperson for the senator. Let's hope what they come up with something better than the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 29, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
Here's how to get in less than 20 minutes all that we've been saying about what the populist majority supports and the winning political message that will get them to the polls: Watch pollster Celinda Lake's presentation at The New Populism Conference last week. Her...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 8, 2014 | Blog, Winning Issues for 2014
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn), the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has a sharp warning for Democrats in an exclusive interview with Truthout.org: Focus less on fund-raising and more on people and their need for progressive, populist solutions to...
