by Richard Long | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
Part of the case that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been making for pressing his campaign through the convention can be found in a poll of young voters released last week by the Harvard Institute of Politics. That poll of over 3,000 respondents reveals two...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Billionaire investor (he's always described that way) Carl Ichan is calling on Congress to start spending. You read that right: Ichan is saying there is a "day or reckoning" coming if the federal government doesn't spend more to stimulate the economy. CNBC has the...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog, This Is The GOP
Nobody but nobody drops an album like Beyoncé. The lady single-handedly changed the game on how albums are released, and showed herself to be a savvy marketer. This week, after dropping multiple hints, Beyoncé finally dropped her latest, a 13-track collection called...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog, Trade
More than 160 food, farm, faith and rural organizations have sent a letter to Capitol Hill, urging lawmakers to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The letter begins: The undersigned 161 farm, food, rural and faith groups urge you to reject the TransPacific...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog
Protests in North Carolina against HB2, the state's infamous “bathroom law,” limiting protections for LGBT people, have made national headlines recently. But there's another wave of protest actions going on in the Tarheel State you should know about. This movement is...
by Hedrick Smith | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog
David and Charles Koch. Illustration by DonkeyHotey (Creative Commons). Washington – If you’re tempted to think campaign megamillions no longer matter because maverick Republican Donald Trump is a self-financed near-nominee and Bernie Sanders has fomented a nationwide...
