by Jeff Bryant | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Education
The recent debate about Harriet Tubman replacing Andrew Jackson on the front of a $20 bill revealed broad disagreements in the country about the value of lifting up the contributions to the nation made by women and people of color. It also revealed the importance of...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
A Bloomberg story reports that the cellular phone company T-Mobile is being accused of creating a fake union as a way to fight off gains by the real union, the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The company is accused of pretending to have a system that...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade
Is it really "extreme" to think we should have fair trade policies? The New York Times on Tuesday published a story by Nelson D. Schwartz and Quoctrung Bui, "Where Jobs Are Squeezed by Chinese Trade, Voters Seek Extremes," reporting that, "research to be unveiled this...
by Martha Burk | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
We heard a lot about the “war on women” during the 2012 election cycle — mostly over Republican attacks on abortion rights and birth control. While the phrase has faded in this election year go-round, the war on women has not. The only change is that now we’re...
by Dean Baker | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Trade
Why are none of the "free trade" members of Congress pushing to change the regulations that require doctors go through a U.S. residency program to be able to practice medicine in the United States? Obviously, they are all protectionist Neanderthals. Will the media...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton – the two presumptuous if not yet presumptive leaders for their party’s presidential nomination – won big on Tuesday. Trump swept all five states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island) by double digits....
