by Dave Johnson | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog
There are lots of stories in the media claiming that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is dead for now. And why wouldn't TPP be dead? Both presidential candidates say they are opposed to TPP. Various Congressional leaders have said that it is unlikely to come up....
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog
The Green Energy Revolution is coming. The only question is: what kind of revolution it will be? As our economy transitions away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar we have a choice to make. Either we let market forces drive the...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Like a slug in the nation’s political “garden,” Donald Trump leaves destruction in his wake, and a trail of slime that we will have to contend with long after he’s slithered off the scene. It’s only Wednesday, but Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Current Issues, Economy, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
Tuesday's post, A "Look At Clinton And Trump’s Promises To Spend To Boost Economy," said Trump's infrastructure plan was nothing more than a promise with no details. "We will build the roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, and the railways of tomorrow. This, in...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
[fve]https://youtu.be/p13WBHQrxpE[/fve]Alicia Garza of the Black Lives Matter movement talks about the relationship between progressives and the African-American community during the People's Action People's assembly on Sunday in Milwaukee. A newly formed national...
by Bill Scher | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog
At The New Republic, I make the case that the populist left needs to train its fire on Donald Trump for its own sake. Hillary Clinton post-primary centrist positioning may rankle progressive populists, but "if Trump is more associated with populism than Clinton, and...
