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...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016
Politicians and campaign consultants, listen up. There is a lesson to learn from Michigan's Democratic primary upset: Voters are tired of having their intelligence insulted by cynical politicians using 90's-style "gotcha' politics." "Gotcha politics" is a tactic where...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
“This is the party of Lincoln," House Speaker Paul Ryan said last week. "We believe all people are created equal in the eyes of God and our government.” But, the truth is, the party of Lincoln is long gone. It’s now the party of Jefferson Davis, Bull Connor, George...
