by George Goehl and Ai-jen Poo | Nov 3, 2016 | #BestOfUs2016, Blog, Democracy, Election 2016
George Goehl and Ai-jen Poo hours before their election road trip. Some couples, in the days leading up to their wedding, are caught up in final preparations: a last-minute dance class, attending to a late RSVP, or doing some work on your vows. There are lots of...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
Sen. Charles Schumer’s (D-Wall Street) is expected to become the Democratic leader in the Senate and potential Majority Leader. He is said to be pushing for a huge, huge corporate tax break, which would reward the largest tax-dodgers for dodging taxes, thereby making...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
Allyson Fredericksen, Deputy Director of Research for the People's Action Institute, discusses her new report with Richard Eskow on "The Zero Hour." Click here for audio. The People's Action Institute's new report, Waiting for Payoff: How Low Wages and Student Debt...
by Bill Scher | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
If there's one House race that encapsulates the hopes of the Bernie Sanders revolution, it is the race for the currently Republican-held open seat in upstate New York's 19th congressional district. Republican John Faso, the former minority leader of the State...
by Wendy Barranco | Nov 1, 2016 | Blog
[fve]https://youtu.be/h1Hd2oCPOlU[/fve] Donald Trump likes to claim that he would be “great for the veterans,” but veterans like me know better. I served in Iraq as an Army Combat Medic and saw first hand the stakes of the decisions that will be made by our...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 1, 2016 | Blog
Richard Eskow interviewed Dean Baker about his new book, "Rigged." Audio is here. Economist Dean Baker appeared on The Zero Hour this weekend to discuss his new book, “Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich...
