by Richard Eskow | May 27, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Retirement Security
The obstacles faced by the progressive movement, especially in a post-Citizens United world, aren’t news to anybody who's been paying attention. But recent developments may also stir an unfamiliar sensation in the liberally minded observer: optimism. On Wednesday we...
by Richard Eskow | May 27, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Progressive Vision
We live in a political era dominated by corporate cash, billionaire "beauty pageants," and a right-wing noise machine whose rhetorical phasers are permanently set to "stun." It's easy to lose track of ourselves when we're distracted from moment to moment by Fox News...
by Emily Foster | May 18, 2015 | Populism2015, Populist Majority
While well-heeled conservatives watched Republican presidential candidates make their pitches for support in an Iowa convention hall at the GOP's Lincoln Dinner on Saturday, grassroots progressives gathered in a much less lavish college auditorium to discuss pressing...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 21, 2015 | Populism2015, Progressive Vision
There is one respect in which politics is like investing: You don't put your eggs in one basket. The lesson we learned from the Barack Obama presidency is that while it is good to invest some of our hopes in a presidential candidate, no single candidate warrants the...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Populism2015, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/CXgervc2G4A[/fve] As many as 1,000 demonstrators participated in a "Don’t Trade Our Future" rally in Washington on Monday to denounce Trade Promotion Authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal that "fast track" will push through...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Progressive Vision
Hundreds of activists gathered at the Populism2015 conference Sunday to ratify a 12-point platform that puts people and the planet first. Rev. Sam Johnson of Michigan United open the plenary session with a prayer. “Heavenly Creator,” Johnson said, “We give you thanks...
