by Jeff Bryant | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog
Marking a 25th anniversary, charter schools and the industry that's become synonymous with these schools expected big things in 2016, with the help of continued growth and funding, recent legislation lifting regulations and opening up new markets, and a mostly...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog
“No, you’re the puppet!” Well, that was grueling. How did the third and final debate manage to be so sensationalistic and yet at the same time so boring? It seemed to go on forever. The media declared that Donald Trump lost the debate the moment he refused to promise...
by Steve Rouzer | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
Just three weeks before the election, the Trump Campaign forms a Small Business Advisory Council. On Sunday, a mere three weeks ahead of the November election, the Trump Campaign announced it’s formation of a small business advisory council tasked with providing...
by Ladelle McWhorter | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
Ladelle McWhorter is the chairperson of the statewide grassroots network Virginia Organizing, an affiliate of People’s Action This week, Terrence M. Cunningham, the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, spoke out about the need to build...
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
Warren Buffett, the third-richest man in America, has always been a bit of a traitor to his class. The super rich, Buffett holds, ought to pay income taxes at a higher rate than average Americans because they have the capacity — and good fortune — to contribute...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
Much of Congress is captured by corporate money. So literally nothing gets through Congress if it interferes with the corporate/1% -boosting agenda. Many in the federal regulatory agencies are captured by promises of corporate payoffs after leaving government, so...
