by Sandy Banard | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog
“There’s never been anyone more abusive to women in politics than Bill Clinton. My words were unfortunate- the Clintons’ actions were far worse.” -- Donald Trump Sexual violence has been front and center in the presidential campaign, after the recording of Donald...
by Ai-jen Poo | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog
The last time I saw Gloria Steinem, she said something that stayed with me: “The voting booth is the one place in America where everyone is equal.” No matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like, once you vote, your vote counts. And no one vote counts...
by Mark Trahant | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog
The following was originally published at TrahantReports.com Selfies: A get out the vote rally in New Town, North Dakota. Facebook photo via North Segment of the Three Affiliated Tribes. Across Indian Country there are rallies, phone banks, forums, and social media...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that the September trade deficit fell to an enormous, humgonous $36.4 billion, down $4.0 billion from and even more enormous and humongous $40.5 billion in August. This does not represent a boom in job (and wealth)-creating...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog
The following was published at The Progressive. Recently, four major national newspapers published editorials criticizing the NAACP's call for a moratorium on charter schools. Bowing to the influence of the powerful charter PR machine, the editorial boards of the...
by Ellicot Dandy | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog
The climate crisis is upon us. Year after year, we break records for heat, droughts and extreme weather. Super storms like Katrina and Sandy have devastated communities and left thousands homeless years later. Already we have our first climate refugees as rising seas...