by Frank Clemente | May 24, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
It is critical that candidates for the highest office in the land release their income tax returns for multiple years, especially you Mr. Trump. After all, you are running for president based on your wealth and business ability. And every other presidential candidate...
by Dave Johnson | May 24, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
More than 1,500 environmental, labor, faith, consumer, LGBT, health, peace, business, social justice and other public interest organizations representing trade and democracy "stakeholders" sent a joint letter to Congress urging them to reject the Trans-Pacific...
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...
