by Robert Borosage | Feb 12, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Thursday night’s Democratic debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin once more featured strong performances from both candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Each consolidated the support of his or her followers. Neither suffered a blow that would damage their...
by Eric Lotke | Feb 12, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Two centuries and nearly two decades ago, our fathers brought forth a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. We have improved since that time. "Men" has come to include women. African Americans have acquired...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog, Education
What do Republicans have against school boards? That's a question to take away from a recent article in The Washington Post, in which education writer Lyndsey Layton reports that Republican governors and legislators in at least 11 states are in various stages of...
by Bill Scher | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog, Climate
While most of the political world was watching the New Hampshire returns, the Supreme Court Tuesday raised the possibility it would kill President Obama's ambitious plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants. On a 5-4 ruling along ideological lines, the Court...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Robert Borosage explores the meaning for progressives of Bernie Sanders' resounding popular-vote win in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary and the political jockeying in the contests ahead. In this one-hour discussion sponsored by the Public Leadership...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism, Democracy, Economy, This Is The GOP
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is just the tip of the iceberg. We are living in a nation of Flints, thanks to racial bias, economic inequality, austerity and conservative governance. We can’t afford to kid ourselves about what it will take to fix it. Clean water...
