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...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog
It might not seem so in the middle of a day's news cycle, especially with that news always being about Donald Trump, but 2015 marked a year of change in a progressive direction. And the country is solidly behind this move. Progressive Victories In 2015 The country is...
by Robert Reich | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
Martin Shkreli, the former hedge-fund manager turned pharmaceutical CEO who was arrested last week, has been described as a sociopath and worse. In reality, he’s a brasher and larger version of what others in finance and corporate suites do all the time. Federal...
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog
One of the more telling combinations of news stories from the past week found education policy insiders in Washington, D.C. rejoicing over the passage of a new law rewriting federal education policy while at the same time a new report revealed how political leadership...
by Leo Gerard | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision, Trade
The spirit of the season is generosity. Eight toys for Hanukkah. A partridge in a pear tree and 11 other quirky presents. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. It’s the thought that counts. And the thought is good-hearted. That’s why the season works so well. To...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
In a country with a Constitution beginning with the words, "We the People," should our economy work for all of us instead of just a few of us? You would think it should work for We the People, but example after example shows how it is actually rigged to work for only...
