by Jeff Bryant | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog
In "an unprecedented break" from tradition, Democrats in the US Senate are expected to challenge as many as eight of Donald Trump's cabinet nominees, including Betsy DeVos for US Secretary of Education, according to a report by the Washington Post. The opposition to...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog
Ninety-four percent of us pay into Social Security from every paycheck we receive. A few of us stop paying into Social Security in the first few working hours of the year. The "Tax Freedom Day" Scam Every year you hear a lot about Tax Freedom Day. This is the day the...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
Republican leaders in Congress have never — in any of our lifetimes — entered a new year with higher hopes. They don’t just have a lockgrip on both chambers. They have an incoming president who’s itching to sign pretty much any legislation GOP lawmakers plop on his...
by Bill Scher | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
With Republicans making Obamacare repeal their first order of business, queasiness has already set in among congressional leaders and the President-elect. "Even people who voted for [repeal] before are [saying], ‘Wait a minute, wait a minute, we knew that wasn’t going...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
Take a look at Oxfam's report, "Behind the Brands: Food justice and the 'Big 10' food and beverage companies." A Food System In Crisis The Behind the Brands report explains, "For more than 100 years, the world's most powerful food and beverage companies have relied on...
by LeeAnn Hall | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
This week I had the honor of joining my friend Pramila Jayapal as she made history. Along with her family and other close friends, I accompanied Pramila as she was sworn in as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district. She is the first...
