by Dave Johnson | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/YmLHwZkonwY[/fve]Video: Sen. Elizabeth Warren on why we need to stop the TPP. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is likely to come up for a vote in the "lame-duck" session of Congress that follows the November presidential election. Will the...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Texas populist Jim Hightower will present the Democratic Party platform committee with a Bernie Sanders-sponsored amendment to the draft platform when it meets in Orlando this Friday and Saturday. It will read: It is the policy of the Democratic Party that the...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog, Education
This Friday, a crowd expected to reach into the thousands will throng the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to listen to prominent voices in the progressive movement, such as Rev. William Barber II, address the nation about an issue of critical concern for our...
by Bill Scher | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog
A new The Economist/YouGov poll, showing Hillary Clinton with a five-point lead over Donald Trump, also asked: "Are you confident or uneasy about the following presidential candidates’ ability to deal wisely with international trade?" The numbers might surprise you:...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday that the May trade deficit rose to $41.1 billion. This was a $3.8 billion increase from April's $37.4 billion. The increase included boosts in purchases of things we can't make here anymore, like cellphones and computers, as...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog, Economy
On July 1, at the start of the Independence Day weekend, we learned that income inequality in this country became even worse last year. Economic inequality produces scars that last a lifetime – and even longer. That’s one reason why President Obama said in 2013 that...
