by Bill Scher | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
For Politico Magazine, I conducted an informal survey of Bernie Sanders supporters to gauge reaction to a possible vice-presidential nomination of Sen. Tim Kaine. The reaction was not good. His support for fast-track trade authority, spending cuts, offshore drilling...
by Bill Scher | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog, Trade
Whenever you listen to Donald Trump speak about trade, as he did Tuesday in Pittsburgh, always keep in front of your mind that he is peddling a con. He slams recent trade agreements by "the politicians," and promises to negotiate "great deals," but he never explains...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A Canadian corporation is suing the us because we wouldn't let them build a pipeline across our country (seizing people's property along the way) so they could sell oil to China. They can do this because we signed a trade agreement that places corporate rights above...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth, This Is The GOP
After mouthing off in ways that had the effect of repeatedly shooting himself in the foot, Donald Trump tried to recover last week by puffing himself up as the jobs candidate. “When I see the crumbling roads and bridges, or the dilapidated airports, or the factories...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Democratic party's elites must not think that trade and jobs will be big issues in the coming election. Apparently, they've never listened to a Donald Trump speech, and didn't notice that working-class people in the United Kingdom just voted to "brexit" from the...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau revealed new rules to rein in payday lenders and their outrageous fees. Now, the CFPB needs to take the next step to protect Americans from these corporate loan sharks. People’s Action is calling on the CFPB...
