by Bill Scher | Feb 23, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
After three presidential contests, there is a striking trend in the Democratic entrance and exit polls: Far more Democrats call themselves "liberal" than eight years ago. In Iowa, the percentage of voters identifying as "very" or "somewhat" liberal jumped from 54...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 23, 2016 | Blog, Education
[Today's guest post comes from Elaine Weiss, Executive Director, Broader Bolder Approach to Education] Signs continue to indicate momentum for a new emerging education policy narrative. The replacement of No Child Left Behind with the Every Student Succeeds Act is...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 23, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
"When you dare to do big things, big results should be expected. The Sanders program is big, and when you run it through a standard model, you get a big result."– James K. Galbraith Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he wants the American people to...
by Robert Reich | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
[fve]https://youtu.be/6W5e7AwqksU[/fve] 1. Cruz is more fanatical. Sure, Trump is a bully and bigot, but he doesn’t hew to any sharp ideological line. Cruz is a fierce ideologue: He denies the existence of man-made climate change, rejects same-sex marriage, wants to...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Here are five takeaways from the Republican primary in South Carolina and the Democratic caucuses in Nevada. 1. Populism Is Still Rising The populist revolt in both parties continues to build. In South Carolina, Donald Trump scorned George W. Bush, who is immensely...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 19, 2016 | Blog
That didn’t take long. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on Saturday morning, after expiring in his sleep on Friday night. The conspiracy theories started late Sunday, and the GOP presidential frontrunner was spouting them. At the time of his death,...
