by Robert Reich | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Economy
Economic forecasters exist to make astrologers look good, but I’ll hazard a guess. I expect the U.S. economy to sputter in 2016. That’s because the economy faces a deep structural problem: not enough demand for all the goods and services it’s capable of producing....
by Dave Johnson | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Election 2016
There's just no way around it: the Democrats are intentionally hiding their presidential candidates from the public. The last Democratic presidential debate was buried on a Saturday night up against the opening of Star Wars. Naturally it drew a fraction of earlier...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Finally, after months of chasing money and striking postures, of breathless polls reporting on inattentive voters, the presidential races head toward real votes in caucuses and primaries, beginning in Iowa and New Hampshire. Already, the attack ad salvos are...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 24, 2015 | Blog
Are you dreading another holiday dinner with a talkative right-wing relative or two? Here’s a year’s worth of wingnuttia to shut them up. As the holiday’s approach and the year winds to a close, many of us are headed for holiday dinners with a few right-leaning family...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 23, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Laquan McDonald. Sandra Bland. Walter Scott. Rekia Boyd. Tamir Rice. Most Americans have at least heard their names, and the stories of how they died. We have seen videos and images of their deaths, or of the aftermaths. They are...
by Bill Scher | Dec 23, 2015 | Blog
The year is ending on a good note for the planet. The Paris climate deal commits every nation to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and averting a climate crisis. Several weeks earlier, President Obama's EPA put in place the "Clean Power Plan," a regulatory strategy...
