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...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog
The nation's eyes are on my home state of North Carolina, where what many are calling a coup has shown the lengths to which Republicans will go to protect and expand their political power. The naked power grab by Republicans has shocked the nation. But few people...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog
President-"elect" Donald Trump today announced his nomination of Robert Lighthizer for the cabinet-level office of US Trade Representative (USTR). Lighthizer, who served as deputy USTR under President Ronald Reagan, is known for criticizing Republican "free trade"...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog
If you want to get an idea of what kind of education policies to expect from a Donald Trump administration, Wall St. has a clue for you. A report from BuzzFeed explains, online charter schools are “gearing up for a boom during the Trump administration, judging by...
by Leo Gerard | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog
Virtually every time President-elect Donald Trump performs in cities across America on his thank you tour, he mentions, to grand applause, his preference for Made in America. He describes his plan to create jobs with a federal infrastructure spending project – that is...
by Sam Pizzigati | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog
In a typical corporate board of directors meeting, what do CEOs see when they look out across their richly lacquered boardroom tables? They see . . . lots of other CEOs. That’s no accident. CEOs today purposely pack their corporate boards with their pals, who often...
