by Richard Eskow | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog, Financial Reform
Regulators recently rejected plans from five too-big-to-fail banks, saying they haven't found a way to go bankrupt without relying on taxpayers to bail them out. If they can't fix it, they're supposed to be broken up. So why are we suddenly debating the very concept...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
In his poem, “For My Own Protection,” the late black, gay poet Essex Hemphill wrote: I want to start an organization to save my life. If whales, snails, dogs, cats Chrysler and Nixon can be saved, the lives of Black men are priceless and can be saved. We should be...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Silicon Valley is a region of sharp contrasts: ● The region's top tech firms made a record $103 billion in profits in 2013. ● One in three Silicon Valley households do not make enough money to meet their most basic needs. ● There are well-compensated tech employees...
by Bill Scher | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Ted Cruz and John Kasich had finally decided to join forces and work to prevent Donald Trump from reaching a majority of delegates before the convention. On Sunday evening, each campaign released a statement saying the two campaigns will strategically deploy resources...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Hillary Clinton’s heated defense of the money she has raised from Wall Street and other interests won’t cut it. Her protests contradict the basic case that virtually all Democrats and reformers have made for getting big money out of politics. It is vital that voters...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
For eight years, wingnuts had to deal with the reality of a black man in the White House. Now, it looks like there will be a black woman in their wallets. They’re not taking it well. On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that former slave Harriet Tubman,...
