by Linda Burnham | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog, Democracy
A thick strand in the history of U.S. policing is rooted back in the slave patrols of the 19th century. Patty rollers were authorized to stop, question, search, harass and summarily punish any Black person they encountered. The five- and six-pointed badges many of...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The draft of the Republican platform at first glance sounds pretty good when it comes to trade. So how do they thread the needle between assumed-candidate Donald Trump's words on trade and most of the party's – and Trump's own – actual positions? Those positions...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
On the eve of the Republican National Convention, thousands of progressive volunteers are going door-to-door to counter politics of hate, and build support for economic and racial justice. As Republicans gather to nominate their candidate for president, major...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog
Every teacher, to their disgust, has seen it. When the birthday piñata is broken, one greedy kid elbows his way forward and grabs more than half of the candy for himself. All of the other children share what remains. That’s exactly what is going on with income in the...
by Harvey J Kaye | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The time has come. After 40 years of class war from above – of conservative political ascendance, neoliberal public policies and well-funded culture wars that together have subordinated the public good to private greed, made the rich grossly richer, and led so many of...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The horrors we witnessed in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis, and Dallas are rooted in racism that has haunted our families for generations, and is perhaps at its deadliest when embodied in law enforcement and embedded in our communities. As I took my oldest son to summer...
