by Dave Johnson | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog, Winning Issues for 2014
You may have heard about corporations renouncing their US "citizenship" in order to avoid paying taxes for the infrastructure, courts, police and military protection on which they rely, the schools which their employees send their kids -- even the food stamps and...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 14, 2014 | Blog, Winning Issues for 2014
The President says the economy is doing well. Democrats are circulating a "message document" to Democratic candidates that "highlights a string of recent positive economic indicators." Who have they been talking to? (Hint: the wealthy donor class.) Economy Improving...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security, Winning Issues for 2014
August 14th is Social Security’s birthday, and I keep having this nightmare. In it, 300 million Americans are singing Social Security’s praises and celebrating its 79th year. Then a giant cake is rolled out while everybody sings “Happy Birthday” – and out pops Alan...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Winning Issues for 2014
Watch this video of a smart politician who knew how to campaign in the Midwest. He know what people were thinking had his finger on the pulse of what people wanted to do about it: [fve]http://youtu.be/PF9gpvI2UfU[/fve] Democrats Campaigning As Republicans? A recent...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog, Winning Issues for 2014
Are Democrats the party of future change or the party of past accomplishment? Are they fighting for what needs to be done or touting what has already been done? Is the economy on the right track or is it rigged to benefit the few and not the many? Are Democrats...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, Winning Issues for 2014
They say that one swallow doesn’t make a summer, and one Politico story certainly doesn’t make a campaign season. But if a recent article there is correct – if the Democratic Party’s strategy this year really is “Running as a Dem (while) sounding like a Republican” –...