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Small Businesses Say Trump Is Wrong

One (more) of the way this country is split is a sharp divide between what small businesses need and what the giant, multinational corporations want (and usually get.) According to a coalition representing small businesses, Donald Trump's policies would widen this...

The Four Unknowns On Election Day

The following is my contribution to Politico Magazine's post-debate pundit roundup, answering the questions "is it all over?" and "what we will remember years from now?" This cake is baked. Any hope that Donald Trump could deliver a game-changing last-ditch final...

It’s Game Over After the Las Vegas Debate

The following was originally published in The Nation Game over. Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States. The last presidential debate—fear and loathing in Las Vegas redux—was a beatdown. Clinton didn’t win on points. She pummeled Trump...

How Can We Do 'Trade' Right?

People have figured out that our country's "trade" deals haven't been working our so well for "our country." A visit to Flint, Detroit or almost any town, city, state or region that was built around manufacturing make it clear what we have done. Shifting jobs and...

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