by Dave Johnson | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog, Tax Reform
Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco International PLC have announced a $14 billion merger, with the resulting company pretending to be "Irish." This is called an "inversion" and is all about dodging taxes. Johnson Controls is actually based in Milwaukee. Tyco is based in...
by Leo Gerard | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism
The people of Michigan hired themselves a GOP businessman to be governor in 2011. And what they got was children poisoned by public water in Flint. That is, what they got was a government run based on GOP business values. To line the pockets of CEOs and shareholders,...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog, Education
How should public schools and classroom teachers address a student population increasingly traumatized by the effects of chronic poverty? A majority of children attending the nation’s public schools now come from low-income families, according to a study released a...
by Digby | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism
We are one week ahead of the Iowa caucuses and all hell has broken loose in the Republican Party. What was once thought would be a simple two-lane race between an “establishment” candidate and an “outsider” candidate has given way to a free for all. And what it...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
A grassroots/labor/faith/community coalition called Silicon Valley Rising on Monday went to the San Jose, Calif. City Clerk’s office to submit the "Opportunity to Work" ballot initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to require employers to offer qualified...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will likely be back in the news at least for a brief moment next week, when the treaty comes up for a formal signing ceremony involving representatives of the 12 participating countries, including the United States. The agreement...
