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...
by Digby | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Despite the fact that this past weekend featured a Democratic Party presidential deb ate, the news continues to be Donald Trump and the GOP race. One assumes the press was not interested in the debate simply because the three candidates are professional, intelligent,...
by Harvey J Kaye | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Commencement Address at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay – December 19, 2015 [fve]https://youtu.be/myYP72glMwY[/fve] Commencement speakers usually call on graduates to embrace the future. But I’m going to call on you to do something else: I am going to urge you...
