by Dave Johnson | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
(Photo by Communications Workers of America (CWA)) 40,000 workers at Verizon and Verizon Wireless are still on strike, fighting for their future and the future of middle class wages in our economy. Despite making $131.6 billion in annual revenue, Verizon refuses to...
by Bill Scher | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Climate
I noted on Wednesday that while the Paris climate agreement, to be signed by 155 nations Friday in honor of Earth Day, may be too little, it is not too late. The agreement creates a critical global commitment to combating climate change, sets the stage for an initial...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog, Education
Does this sound like a place you'd like to work? The work environment is "depressing" … "morale is at an all-time low." "It feels like a lot of busy work and hoop jumping and detracts from the work." "Every move … needs to be documented and noted." "We have to respond...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog, Trade
Yes, much of Donald Trump's message has a white nationalist and anti-woman character to it. But here is a warning: If Hillary Clinton is going to be the Democratic nominee she had better get tough on trade – and mean it. One of Donald Trump' main elements of appeal to...
by Justin Talbot-Zorn | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog, Economy, People's Budget
In recent years, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has spearheaded policy ideas, from debt-free college to the $15 minimum wage, that have gained incredible momentum from city halls to presidential debate stages. Predictably, Republicans’ responses to these ideas...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
On Tuesday night, our neighborhood in Montgomery County, Md., had no water. It had been temporarily turned off between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, as workers worked to replace the decades-old water mains that run beneath the busy...
