by Martha Burk | Sep 18, 2016 | Blog
Donald Trump gave what was billed as a major economic address to the Economic Club of New York last week. Overall, the speech was same song, umpteenth verse of well-worn Republican bromides. Across-the-board tax cuts, especially for corporations and the wealthy (no...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
After Hillary Clinton went a bit wobbly at the 9/11 memorial, the internet went off the deep end with speculation about her health, and whether she’s even the real Hillary Clinton. It was the swoon felt around the world. After continuing to campaign despite being...
by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Financial Reform
John Stumpf, the CEO of America’s most profitable megabank, sent me an email earlier this week. Imagine that. The bank Stumpf runs, Wells Fargo, has 268,000 employees. Stumpf must be a very busy man. Especially these days. Wells Fargo has been operating in crisis mode...
by Bill Scher | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog
President George W. Bush tried to grow the economy by giving corporations and the wealthy lower taxes and less regulation. He left office having sparked a global economic meltdown and net loss in private sector jobs. Donald Trump would do it all over again. Yesterday...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRg0OOf5s2o]Joseph Stiglitz speaks with Richard Eskow on "The Zero Hour." Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has a new book out entitled "The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe." On...
by Chuck Collins | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Progressive Vision
Thousands of Native Americans at Standing Rock in North Dakota are protesting a pipeline project that puts their water supply at risk, threatens to plow up their sacred sites, and would worsen climate change. Their rallying echoes hundreds of local struggles...
