by Terrance Heath | Apr 19, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
The Populism2015 conference started with a bang Saturday night, as more than 750 activists and member of four national progressive organizations came together to announce a new populist alliance around the Populism2015 agenda. National People’s Action, Campaign for...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 19, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Trade
The "fast track" trade promotion authority bill that in essence pre-approves the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement has been introduced in the Senate. Roger Hickey and Robert Borosage, co-directors of the Campaign for America’s Future, issued this statement...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
Hillary Clinton indicates she favors a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizen’s United, the Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to corporate money in politics. She joins President Obama in calling for an end to the hedge fund billionaire tax break,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 16, 2015 | Jobs and Growth, Populism2015
The wave of "Fight for $15" demonstrations that swept the country Wednesday were in themselves a big deal – actions in more than 230 cities in the United States and in several foreign cities in which hundreds of thousands of workers walked off their jobs to protest...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Progressive Vision
"I’m getting ready to do something too. I’m running for president. Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times. But the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion. “...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog, Education, Populism2015, Progressive Vision
Is there really "a populist energy building in America, and beginning to drive the debate in the Democratic Party," as my colleague Robert Borosage recently wrote? If your inclination is to answer that question, "Yes," the evidence you're most apt to cite is the...
