by Liz Ryan Murray | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog, Financial Reform
You wouldn’t toss a drowning man a life vest filled with cement and claim to be their savior. Neither would you take credit for offering gasoline to a family whose house was on fire. Offering a 300 percent interest loan to someone struggling to pay the bills is just...
by Miles Mogulescu | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Election 2016
For anyone who cares about climate change, I have a simple message—If you’re thinking of casting a protest vote for Gary Johnson, fugetaboutit. And if you have friends, family and associates who are thinking about voting for Johnson (or Stein, or not voting) do...
by Julie Chinitz | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
A groundswell of support for minimum wage ballot initiatives is creating opportunities for community groups to flex their electoral muscle and expand their power to shape politics and the economy for years to come. Workers are long overdue for a raise. Recent national...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Financial Reform
Grassroots and consumer organizations are in the final days of a giant battle with the payday lending industry, which appears to have pulled out all the stops to protect itself from tough new regulations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Since March 2015,...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Health
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhd3rOr3dsk] Rep. Mark Pocan speaks with Richard Eskow on The Zero Hour This week I spoke with Rep. Mark Pocan (D, WI) about an open letter to President Obama he is circulating to fellow members of Congress this week. It’s an...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The following was originally published in The Nation. As Donald Trump continues the self-immolation that began in the first presidential debate, Hillary Clinton is rising once more in the polls. But Trump had pulled into a virtual dead heat before that debate,...
