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...
by Rev. William Barber | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Dear Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump, Your campaign, like the leadership of our Legislature and Governor, does not represent the politics of Lincoln, the call of justice, or the ethics of Biblical evangelicalism. Instead, your campaign presents an...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth, Trade
Donald Trump stomped into my backyard just days before July 4 and claimed to be a steelworker. That’s right. The billionaire, whose manicured little hands routinely slip into lambskin golf gloves but never once donned heavy-duty work mitts, actually claimed to...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Who will Hillary Clinton choose as her running mate? She enjoyed the biggest crowds of her campaign when she appeared with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, setting progressive hearts aflutter. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, the insiders’ favorite, has begun...
