by Derek Pugh | Jan 8, 2014 | Populist Majority
There’s something going awry with economic mobility in this country: It is now strikingly clear that not much has improved since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty. This is evident in our post-recession economy and illustrated in a new study by the...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 3, 2014 | Democracy, Economy, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision, Unemployment Benefits
Federal unemployment assistance for 1.3 million people who have been unemployed longer than 26 weeks expired last Saturday, after Republicans blocked efforts to extend them. 3.6 million more people will lose these benefits over this year. Restoring these benefits is a...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 30, 2013 | Making it in America, Populist Majority
Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch has issued a new report, NAFTA at 20: One Million U.S. Jobs Lost, Mass Displacement and Instability in Mexico, Record Income Inequality, Scores of Corporate Attacks on Environmental and Health Laws. The report compares the promises...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 23, 2013 | The New Populism
The Beltway crowd has discovered populism. Senator Elizabeth Warren's surging popularity from her aggressive defense of Social Security and demand for Wall Street accountability has triggered talk of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016. Bill De Blasio...
by Derek Pugh | Dec 12, 2013 | Budget Talks, Populist Majority
It’s true that the American public is tired of gridlock in Washington and would welcome signs that conservative obstruction is ending. But let’s be very clear here. The federal budget deal reached in Congress this week is not one that is supported by the majority of...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 27, 2013 | Economy, Populist Majority, This Is The GOP
This is that time of year when newspapers bother to write about how there are hungry people in America. But this year is special. As the recession drags on for the non-1%, cuts in Food Stamps have completely swamped the capacity of food banks and other non-government...
