by Bernie Sanders | Apr 19, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
[fve]https://youtu.be/sTfTabMRRpw[/fve] Remarks delivered by Bernie Sanders at The Vatican, on April 15, 2016. I am honored to be with you today and was pleased to receive your invitation to speak to this conference of The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Today...
by Roger Hickey | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
[fve]https://youtu.be/oVVwHH8FFjE[/fve] On Monday I joined hundreds of others to get arrested at the U.S. Capitol building. It’s been a while since I last engaged in civil disobedience. But I am just one of millions of people in America who want to stop the growing...
by Dean Baker | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Health
I like Jonathan Cohn personally and have great respect for his work as a reporter and writer on health care issues. However, I think he actually told readers the opposite of what he intended in his Huffington Post piece headlined, "this one line sums up the big...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Education
Everyone talks about the "do-nothing Congress" and how Republican obstruction has neutered the federal government. But recently there was one policy area where warring parties in Congress actually settled their differences. Late last year, both houses passed and...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Tax Reform
Tax day. In the District of Columbia, the main post office stays open until midnight. Taxpayers who waited until the last moment line up to get a receipt showing they filed on time. America’s civic ritual. But not everyone participates. America’s major corporations –...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Governor Pat McCrory’s sleight of hand won’t fix North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, save his political career, or keep his state from hemorrhaging jobs and money. If it isn't repealed, the state might find itself literally "out of business." To hear Republican North...