by Bill Scher | May 24, 2016 | Blog
Donald Trump was riffing on trade, sounding very populists by shrugging off concerns about sparking a "trade war" with China, when he said: "My trade deal is very simple, I am going to make great deals for our country. It might be free, it might not be free." Well,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 24, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Financial Reform
More than 20 progressive organizations representing millions of voters are putting their weight behind a five-point agenda for the next stage of Wall Street reform. What these groups will formally announce Tuesday, in an event featuring Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth...
by Robert Reich | May 23, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, This Is The GOP
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll released Sunday finds Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in a statistical tie, with Trump leading Clinton 46 percent to 44 percent among registered voters. That’s an 11 percent swing against Clinton since March. A new NBC News/Wall...
by Dave Johnson | May 23, 2016 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
President Obama is in Vietnam promoting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Vietnam? Really? A year ago the post "Obama To Visit Nike To Promote the TPP. Wait, NIKE? Really?," noted how Nike pioneered moving jobs out of the country to take advantage of low wages and...
by Robert Borosage | May 23, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The Democratic establishment and liberal commentariat lathered itself into a fine hysteria last week. What began as a Hillary Clinton surrogate meme – (Bernie has done his job, but now he’s hurting Clinton and should get out of the race) - became a maddened chorus....
by Jeff Bryant | May 23, 2016 | Blog, Education
It didn't take long for conservatives to turn their attack on the rights of transgender students into an attack on another favorite target of theirs: public schools. In the pages of the conservative journal National Review, the latest screed declares, "The Obama...
