by Martha Burk | Sep 1, 2016 | Blog, Democracy
Donald Trump made a phony photo-op trip to Mexico City on Wednesday, where his Mexican "rapists, murderers, and drug dealers" miraculously morphed into "amazing people" who are "beyond reproach." The Republican presidential candidate's joint appearance with Mexican...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 1, 2016 | Blog, Education
The nation's increasingly polarized political divide is often described as a clash between a right and a left, but in the education policy arena, it's increasingly clear the clash is between a bottom and a top. That's a conclusion you should come away with after...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 1, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
[fve]http://youtu.be/oPStqbQG_w8[/fve] High on decibels, low on policy details and devoid of anything new, Donald Trump’s latest immigration speech was still a lurid reminder of why he must not become president. It was a chilling speech, in the sense that watching...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Legend Preston has nightmares now. Earlier this month, the 10-year-old was playing basketball in the front yard of his Newark, New Jersey home, when the ball rolled into the street. The fifth-grader ran out into the street to retrieve the ball, and when he looked up...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/nO4k2lLXiT8[/fve] BuzzFeed is running a very important investigative series called "Secrets of a Global Super Court." It describes what they call "a parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else."...
by Bill Scher | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog, Climate
In an ideal situation, our government would have the funds to support the needs of all Americans. For example, if a coastal community was at risk of becoming submerged because of the climate crisis, it wouldn't be a question that funds would be readily available to...
