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...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, Education
Presidential candidate Donald Trump likely just handed the charter school industry the worst sort of favor. In unveiling his education plan, the Republican candidate proposed a $20 billion federal block grant to allow states to give vouchers to low-income students to...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
There’s a lot more going on in this election than the presidential race between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Borne out of the dedication and hard work of activists, ballot initiatives give citizens the opportunity to vote...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
Hillary Clinton was feeling a little woozy. On Sunday morning, after standing around for an hour and a half at the 9/11 memorial event at Ground Zero, possibly while wearing a bullet proof vest in 80 degree heat, the 68-year-old Democratic nominee felt a bit less than...
by Steve Rouzer | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
In the midst of slow recovery, the U.S. Census Bureau's report Tuesday showing an uptick in household incomes is music to the ears of Main Street small business owners. The report documented the first increase in median household incomes since 2007, and a 1.2 percent...
by Bill Scher | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog
President Barack Obama recently sat with the New York Times to discuss his legacy on climate, and was asked about his failure to enact legislation to cap greenhouse emission. He responded: "Here, in 2016, we've actually achieved more carbon emissions [reduction] that...
