by Terrance Heath | Oct 7, 2011 | Blog
As the last full day of the Take Back the American Dream conference ended, the "Building the Progressive Movement: What Should We Do Next?" action strategy session posed the question that was probably on the minds of many attendees: What should we do next? The...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 2, 2011 | Blog
It's always struck me as odd that the media could portray the tea party as a "grassroots movement." From its corporate origins on CNBC to its corporate PR backing and its even more corporate agenda, not much about it has ever seemed grassroots to me. Odder still was...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Republicans have cooled on Texas governor Rick Perry as their great white hope for 2012, but their desire to make the rest of the country look more like Texas — economically, that is — hasn't. In fact, it's hotter than ever. Despite the fact that Texas leads the...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 27, 2011 | Blog
Another GOP debate has rolled around (and another clip has been added to the "Low-Lights" reel from my previous post). This time it wasn't just the audience response that should have been embarrassing to any sane political party, but a candidate's...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 23, 2011 | Blog
It's getting hard to keep track of all the cringe-worthy moments at the GOP debates. To that end I've created a kind "Low-lights" reel of such moments from the last few. (I fully expect to update this regularly.) The latest, of course, is the booing of a gay...
