by Leo Gerard | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
This month is the one-year anniversary of Alcoa closing the largest aluminum smelter in the United States – the Warrick in Indiana. More than 325 workers lost their family-supporting jobs, including Brandon Marshall, who, like most aluminum workers, was a member of my...
by Sam Pizzigati | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
Americans, on average, believe that over a quarter of the federal budget - 26 percent - goes for foreign aid, pollsters report. But actual outlays for foreign aid make up just 1 percent of what the federal government annually spends. Don’t expect this startling gap...
by Harvey J Kaye | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog
Donald Trump’s candidacy, and now, presidency, have resurrected a public conversation not heard in the United States since the Great Depression – about the possible triumph of a fascist-tinged authoritarian regime over liberal democracy. It’s a fear Sinclair Lewis...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog
The Census Bureau reports the U.S. deficit on trade with other countries rose in January to $48.5 billion, the highest level in five years. It is up 9.6 percent from December's $44.3 billion, and 11.8 percent from January of 2016. January exports rose $1.1 billion to...
by Bill Moyers | Mar 6, 2017 | Blog
President Trump let fly a stunning poisoned-tip tweet this weekend: Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism! He offered no evidence, not an iota of proof to back up the...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 6, 2017 | Blog
Time and again, Candidate Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp in Washington." He swore to curb lobbying of government by special interest groups to procure favors for their clients. But instead, President Trump has cut out the middleman - he's gone directly into...
