by Jeff Bryant | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, Education
Numerous observers have noticed K-12 education has finally gotten some meaningful attention in the presidential primary debate – at least in the Democratic Party. The subject had been virtually a no-show in the contest until the Democratic presidential debate in...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
[fve]https://youtu.be/r9QZTAU3AhQ[/fve] The rise of Donald Trump in the Republican Party has been fertilized by the failed promises of 50 years of conservative ideology, according to E.J. Dionne, syndicated columnist and author of a new book, "Why the Right Went...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog
The Brookings Institution recently issued a report showing that poor Americans die at a much earlier age than rich Americans, and that this life expectancy gap between rich and poor is growing rapidly. A professor of public health at Yale University told the New York...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, People's Budget
Set aside for a moment concerns about political gridlock on Capitol Hill. Think about the actual gridlock that could await lawmakers and citizens on their way to Capitol Hill. Earlier in March, Washington area residents learned that one of the major bridges in the...
by Bill Scher | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog
Over at The New Republic, I make "The Case for Shutting Down the Republican Party." The Republican coalition is simply too reliant on bigots to survive in an increasingly multicultural America. That bigotry is fueling the rise of Donald Trump, who gets clobbered in...
by Emily Schwartz Greco | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, Climate
Aubrey McClendon’s 2013 Chevy Tahoe ignited after he slammed into an Oklahoma City overpass at high speed. Flames charred the brazen oil and gas executive’s body so badly that medical experts relied on dental records to verify that he’d died. One day before McClendon...
