by Robert Borosage | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucus on Saturday by a double-digit margin – 56 percent to 44 percent – over Hillary Clinton. That is seven contests in a row and eight of nine. And now the campaign heads into the New York hothouse with the primary on April...
by Burning Issues Video | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog, Burning Issues, Climate, Defense/Foreign Policy
[fve]https://youtu.be/H_vVwcEw8gQ[/fve] Jason Kowalski, U.S. policy director for 350.org, the global, grassroots organization battling climate change, explains in this Burning Issues video how climate change has become a national security issue. As the Republican...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week the South rose again and tried to go back in time about 50 year, as several former confederate states tried to legislate a queer new twist on Jim Crow; so much for southern hospitality. Once again, a toxic blend of religion and bigotry takes hold below the...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog, Education
For years, the campaign against public school teachers and their unions has lurched from one outrageous argument to another to support its case. Teachers' unions are accused of fighting for their salaries and benefits while ignoring the interests of school children....
by Dave Johnson | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Tax Reform, Trade
[fve]https://youtu.be/FyOVMqAIFw8[/fve] Global Witness recently presented this TED talk on "how exposing anonymous companies could cut down on crime." Should our own government help oligarchs, billionaires and their corporations, criminals and terrorists hide their...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Financial Reform
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the only federal agency out to protect the financial interests American consumers. Naturally, big banks and moneyed interests want to shut it down. A new campaign says, “Not without a fight.” If any good came out of the...
