by Sara Robinson | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
In January 2011, I presented a futures research project to the Progressive Caucus in Congress, then the largest of all the caucuses in that body. The report, Progressives 2040 — which was sponsored by ProgressiveCongress.org and published by Demos — analyzed a large...
by Bill Scher | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016
Congratulations Iowa Republicans, you did it! You didn't pick the biggest joke of the election season. As in past caucuses, you still picked an extreme conservative with no chance of becoming president. But you didn't make your party into a complete laughingstock....
by Dave Johnson | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Representatives of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries will officially sign the free trade agreement in Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday (which on this side of the date line means the signing occurs Wednesday). But the prospects for U.S. passage of the...
by Mary Green Swig | Steven L. Swig | Roger Hickey | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog, Education
A growing movement is pressing for relief from this country’s oppressive and mounting burden of student debt. Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed a gathering of millennials in Washington, organized by a group called Young Invincibles during a national day of...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 2, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, This Is The GOP, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Heritage Foundation has released its annual “Index of Economic Freedom.” As America enters an election season increasingly influenced by anger at an economy rigged in favor of the wealthy, maybe it’s time to ask: What is “economic freedom,” and who is it for? What...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 2, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
When candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders ended the Iowa caucuses Monday night in a near-tie, there were some surprises that went beyond the strength of Sanders' showing, as well as some warnings for Democrats. Clinton received more state delegates (700.59 to...
