by Dave Johnson | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) dead or not? The President-elect says he is against TPP. TPP may be the thing that cost Clinton the election. The voters obviously were against it. The head of the Senate says he won't bring it up for a vote. But House Speaker...
by Alan Jenkins | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
For most of us, the stunning reality is still sinking in: Donald J. Trump will be the 45th president of the United States. For those of us committed to social justice and opportunity for all, we may be entering one of the most challenging eras of our lives. But I am...
by Bill Scher | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog
To help us through these dark days, over at Politico I offered "Five Reasons For Liberals To Have Hope." I'll excerpt it here: 1. Most Americans Did Not Want Donald Trump to be President Trump ran second in the popular vote at 47.5 percent as of Wednesday morning, a...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog
Sorting through this week's humiliating defeat by Donald Trump at the polls, Democrats are having a hard time finding any bright spots in all the darkness. But Trump's victory was a very close one (he lost the popular vote) and may be easy to reverse in 2020 with a...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog
In our economy the role of the financial sector is (supposed to be) all about analyzing the potential risks and rewards of investments and loans and setting prices accordingly. There is supposed to be transparency, enforced by regulators, so that the risks are...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog
The following was originally published in The Nation “Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business. Complicated. Thank you very much” – Donald Trump’s opening remarks in his victory speech Complicated? Americans just elected to the presidency a candidate who the...
