by Miles Mogulescu | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog
According to the polls, Hillary Clinton won the first Presidential Debate. 52% of Respondents to the NBC/New Monkey Poll thought Clinton won, 21% thought Trump won, and 26% thought neither won. But winning a debate isn't the same as winning an election. According to...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
I listened to this on a walk, and it is a must, must, must listen podcast. You will be informed and entertained. Robert Reich, speaking Tuesday at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco: "The Oddest Presidential Election in Living Memory"...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The candidates discussed "trade" for a few minutes during the first presidential debate on Monday. Once again the opportunity for a meaningful dialogue on an important issue slipped away. Where do we go from here? That was the subject of a teleconference Wednesday...
by Martha Burk | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog
Congress is set to blow town this week or early next until after the election – without taking up the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) -- a giant twelve-nation trade agreement between the U.S. and Pacific Rim nations. Even though the TPP appears dead in the water,...
by Ben Ishibashi | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog, Climate
Activists assemble outside the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday as the court began hearings on the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan. Eighty People’s Action leaders from seven states took to the steps of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and to...
by Bill Scher | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog
Donald Trump revels in making offensive comments. "I don't have time to be politically correct," is practically his slogan. Accused at the debate of insulting a Miss Universe winner for gaining weight, afterwards he made no apologies: "She was the worst we ever had...
