by Jeff Bryant | May 4, 2017 | Blog
President Donald Trump's adamant promotion of "school choice," and his selection of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, put Democratic advocates for charter schools in a bind. Some Dems are now scrambling to keep the well-polished luster of the charter school brand...
by Richard Eskow | May 3, 2017 | Blog
A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that, in the words of NBC’s Carrie Dann, “a record number of Americans say that the government should do more — not less — in order to solve the nation's problems.” This is a major change from the 1990s, when most...
by Bryce Oates | May 3, 2017 | Blog
Why would a bunch of protesters show up at the Heritage Foundation to call them out for supporting policies that slash and privatize critical government programs that serve low-income and working-class communities? That seems to be the puzzle perplexing Heritage's...
by Jody Stewart | May 3, 2017 | Blog
The Jersey Shore, still reeling from Hurricane Sandy, is on the front lines as Republicans seek to toss people off Medicaid, jack up costs for people who are older and poorer, and rip up protections for people with preexisting conditions. Fortunately, Jody Stewart and...
by Richard Eskow | May 2, 2017 | Blog
America Rising, a billionaire-backed conservative group, is targeting Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as she tours the country in support of her new book, according to a memo obtained by Politico. "We view (the) book launch as the soft launch of her...
by Leo Gerard | May 2, 2017 | Blog
As he ran for office, Donald Trump repeatedly reminded audiences that he was “really, really rich,” but assured voters that as president he would be a working man’s champion, a blue-collar Superman. He said he would stop corporations from offshoring manufacturing jobs...
