by Robert Borosage | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Eighteen million Americans watched as Republican presidential candidates savaged Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton incessantly in their “Fear and Loathing” debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Now Democrats will have their turn on Saturday night in New Hampshire. Saturday...
by Emily Schwartz Greco | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog, Climate
As lawmakers scurried to keep the government open and head home for the holidays, they wrapped spending and tax deals into a costly measure that highlighted our nation’s mismatched energy policies. Specifically, this monster bill extended and restored tax incentives...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
Republican presidential candidates had a chance to take a stand against Donald Trump's dangerous demagoguery at Tuesday night’s debate. None of them took it. At the fifth Republican presidential debate, nine candidates took to the stage for the main event, when eight...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
“The United States has two separate banking systems today – one serving the well-to-do and another exploiting everyone else.” – Prof. Mehrsa Baradaran, author of "How the Other Half Banks." "Car title loan for $1,200.00. $300 a month interest. They are killing me and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy
With Congress about to vote this week on a federal budget for the current fiscal year, perhaps we can be thankful that Tuesday's Republican presidential debate spared us extended disingenuous talk about "out-of-control government spending." Some variation of that...
by Josh Bivens | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The Federal Reserve’s decision to begin nudging up interest rates—in the clear absence of any inflationary pressures—is disappointing. Since 2008 the Fed has been the policymaking institution that has most consistently worked to restore the economy to health, even as...
