by Leo Gerard | Jul 14, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth, This Is The GOP
Jeb! Bush, a boy born to wealth and privilege, whose family owns not a home but a compound of dwellings in Kennebunkport, Maine, and whose wife plunked down $25,600 for one pair of earrings, lectured last week that Americans should work longer hours. If Americans...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Businesses always find big bucks for the boss. He wants a raise; he gets it. No problem. For workers whose sweat of the brow produces profits, well, somehow there's never a cent for them. In fact, last week when President Obama proposed making more workers eligible...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog, Health
The Supreme Court last week ensured that millions of Americans retained their health insurance. Those who kept their coverage sighed with relief. Democrats cheered. Republicans reacted with vitriol and recrimination. Even the GOP dissenters on the Supreme Court...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
In a close vote last week, a majority in the U.S. House chose to continue glomming onto the same tired old broken-down trade tactics that have closed American factories, cost American jobs and caused massive trade deficits. The majority voted to sustain for the next...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog, Current Issues, Democracy
Americans know the ugly truth about money in politics. Though the wealthy conceal payoffs through dark money deposits into political pockets, it’s no secret to the American public that the rich are buying the government. The extent of Americans’ cynicism about...
