by Jeff Bryant | Mar 29, 2018 | Blog
While progressives lament their recent failure in an Illinois primary to knock out Dan Lipinski – a conservative, anti-abortion, Congressional Democrat who voted against the Affordable Care Act – they mostly fail to note where and how they won elsewhere in the state....
by Andy Spears | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog
In the Paleozoic Era, Tennessee was covered by a warm, shallow sea, filled with sharks. The waters receded millions of years ago, but sharks still linger in our state, ready to sink their teeth into your wallet. These modern-day apex predators are called “payday...
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Despite the strong marketing for "school choice" by politicians and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, communities that know firsthand what it's like to have lots of "options," like charter schools and vouchers, have found what's more important is to have a...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Peter G. “Pete” Peterson, the billionaire businessman and anti-government crusader, died last week at the age of 91. He leaves behind family and friends who will miss him, and a vast coterie of consultants and politicians who may miss his checks even more. They can...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog
“Snowpocalypse." “Robo-apocalypse.” “Retail apocalypse.” Casual references to annihilation pop up every day in American life. That makes it harder to communicate the danger posed by Donald Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as National Security Advisor. Bolton has...
by Miles Mogulescu | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog
Teach your parents well, Their children's hell will slowly go by, And feed them on your dreams The one they pick's the one you'll know by. Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry, So just look at them and sigh, And know they love you....
