by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 1, 2016 | Blog, Economy
Later this summer, just a few weeks after this year’s Fourth of July celebrations, Democrats will be gathering in Philadelphia to make some presidential nomination history. Democrats — small-d variety — gathered in Philadelphia soon after the original Fourth of July,...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 1, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Donald Trump is selling himself as the champion of working-class voters. He says Democrats and their presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, are selling them out with trade deals. But Trump is just a fraud. Unfortunately, President Obama is pushing the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
"You never let a serious crisis go to waste," Rahm Emanuel infamously said when he was President Obama's White House chief of staff. So it is with the legislation that President Obama signs into law Thursday that offers Puerto Rico a process for managing its crushing...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
After six years, and more than 60 votes to repeal health care reform, Paul Ryan and House Republicans have come up with a GOP alternative to Obamacare that’s guaranteed to make millions of Americans sick. One week ago, Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans released...
by Jeff Bryant | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog
A recent article in the New York Times looked at the “dire effects” when private equity firms gain some control over public services like emergency care and firefighting. The reporter should have added education to the list. As the article explains, most people don’t...
by Bill Scher | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog, Climate
The linchpin of the international Paris climate deal is the Green Climate Fund, which helps developing countries grapple with climate change. The Obama administration pledged to contribute $3 billion to the fund by 2020, but the Republicans have been pledging to...
