by Terrance Heath | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
It sounds like a match between a second-rate comic book hero-and-villain pair: the Golden Boy vs. the Orange Man. Thus it’s fitting in more ways than one that former House Speaker (and first “orange” speaker) John Boehner perhaps started the ball rolling. At a Futures...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce claims to be "a business federation representing companies, business associations, state and local chambers in the U.S., and American Chambers of Commerce abroad." They claim to be "the voice of" their members. They are supposed to...
by Bill Scher | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
The Republican Party is ceasing to be a cohesive party. In Wisconsin, one-third of Republican primary voters wouldn't vote for either of the party's leading candidates in the general election. As NBC News analyzed: When asked what they would do if [Ted] Cruz were the...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Bernie Sanders swamped Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin Democratic primary Tuesday. Ted Cruz won big over Donald Trump on the Republican side. The chances for a contested Republican convention increased markedly. And Sanders’ momentum in the Democratic race continues...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, Trade
The February trade deficit numbers are out. Exports were up but imports were up way more than exports. Result: We shipped even more jobs and wealth out of the country in exchange for stuff we could have made here. That means we also shipped out essential components of...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, Tax Reform
Giant, mega-profitable companies like the drug maker Pfizer engage in complicated, tricky schemes to dodge paying the taxes they owe. The result is that there is not enough money for bridge repair, better schools, and other public goods. The Treasury Department caught...
