by Kathy Mulady | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Tax Reform
What does Donald Trump have to hide? The New York Times interviewed tax and real estate experts and reports that it’s likely the billionaire and Republican presidential candidate pays zero taxes – legally – taking full advantage of the loopholes available to the...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/_m1p5h1lFOg[/fve] One day after presidential candidate Hillary Clinton strongly underscored her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership in a speech in Detroit, President Obama officially started the clock on a lame-duck congressional vote on...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
This week, a policy debate threatened to break out in the presidential campaign. Amid the insults (“crooked Hillary,” “unfit Trump”), purblind lunacy and rolling scandals, invented and real, the two presidential candidates traveled to Michigan to lay out contrasting...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
A new economic working paper reinforces an important reality: We need more government spending to repair the economy for millions of working Americans. Unfortunately, our political debate is being held back by an economic myth – one that has yet to be challenged in...
by Bill Scher | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
No one expects newly declared independent candidate Evan McMullin to become president, let alone get on many ballots or crack one percent in the total vote. Yet his candidacy may still perform below expectations. He is a stand-in for conservatives who deem Donald...
by Jeff Bryant | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Education
In a political season that's been dominated by populism it should come as no surprise that a grassroots uprising is having an effect on education policy as well. Two recent events showcase exactly how the populist fervor in the nation is redrawing the education policy...
