by Bill Scher | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog, Climate, Populism2015
America's clean energy market continues to grow. Our wind power capacity is estimated to grow 85 percent by 2020. The U.S. Energy Department touts that "every 3 weeks the U.S. installs more solar power than in all of 2008." The wave even reaches conservative states...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Progressive Vision
A populist energy is building in America, and beginning to drive the debate in the Democratic Party. It’s escalating both in the battle of ideas and in action on the ground. It’s starting to propel change at the state and local level, and challenge the limits of the...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Trade
Everyone gets that past "free" trade deals rigged the rules against working people. Now across the country a strong populist movement has gained momentum to stop more trade deals from making things worse. This is just one part of the populist movement that has grown...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 10, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Greek Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has written a letter asking Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to explain her inaction and the Fed’s silence on Greece’s stand against austerity. The stakes are too high for the U.S. to let Greece go it alone. "Make it clear to the...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Greek Crisis
Every day brings more headlines in the European debt drama: "Greece elects anti-austerity government." "Greek Finance Minister says he won't negotiate with the 'Troika.'” "Anti-austerity movements gain ground across Europe." What's behind these stories? What does the...
by Jim Hightower | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Minimum Wage
McDonald’s is scrambling, and I’m not talking about eggs. Your know your business has what image consultants call “quality perception issues” when your public relations team is fielding such questions as: “Does McDonald’s beef contain worms?” Thornier yet for the...
