by Stephen Lerner | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Economy, Financial Reform, Progressive Vision
Hedge funds and their billionaire managers offer up a powerful symbol of the forces that are driving America’s political and economic inequality. Getting the names and faces of these hedge fund billionaires before the public can help us tell a vivid story of what’s...
by Bill Scher | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
Which presidential candidate said this? If we don't adapt to the reality of a changing climate there could be serious repercussions ... I think the climate is changing. It is inconceivable to me that 5 billion people living on this planet don't have an impact on that...
by Leo Gerard | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A century ago, Carl Sandburg dubbed Chicago the City of Big Shoulders: “hog butcher for the world, tool maker, stacker of wheat, player with railroads and the nation’s freight handler; stormy, husky brawling.” All of this was true of America itself as well: Nation of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Retirement Security
As Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is being celebrated by progressive Social Security advocates for posting a statement on Twitter late Friday that "I won't cut Social Security," let's not forget why it was important to get Clinton to go on the...
by Robert Reich | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Instead of “Yes we can,” many Democrats have adopted a new slogan this election year: “We shouldn’t even try.” We shouldn’t try for single-payer system, they say. We’ll be lucky if we prevent Republicans from repealing Obamacare. We shouldn’t try for a $15 an hour...
by Jim Hightower | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
One big difference between the rich and the poor in our country is that the rich don’t tend to have their drinking water poisoned by their own governor. Not that Republican Governor Rick Snyder personally dumped poison into Flint, Michigan’s water. But by dumping his...
