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...
by Jeff Bryant | May 1, 2017 | Blog
Nearly every cause at the center of the progressive movement has its roots, at least in part, at the schoolhouse door. That's at least part of the message behind the "Build Schools, Not Walls" campaign that kicked off this week in unison with the massive May 1st...
by Harvey J Kaye | May 1, 2017 | Blog
The Resistance needs to develop a memory of how past generations confronted reactionary threats to American democracy. Franklin Roosevelt’s first “Hundred Days” of 1933, in which the newly-elected president and a Democratic-controlled Congress confronted the...
by Mark Trahant | May 1, 2017 | Blog
Congress has a spending plan. And it rejects most (but not all) of President Donald J. Trump’s priorities. It also includes more money for most federal Indian programs. But remember: This is a short budget. It’s only enough money to fund government operations through...
by Libero Della Piana | May 1, 2017 | Blog
Colorful banners, puppets and hand-painted signs filled the streets of Washington, D.C. as an upbeat crowd of more than 200,000 made their way from from the Capitol Building up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, sending a strong message that climate change is a...
