by Robert Borosage | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
It was showtime in the Republican debate last night in Las Vegas. Hysteria was the coin of the table. Carpet-bomb ISIS. Take out Assad. Destroy Iran. Shoot down Russian planes. Launch cyberwar against China. Expand the Army, Navy, Air Force; modernize nuclear weapons...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
In August, Netflix did a great thing. The company announced a new unlimited parental leave policy. The Los Angeles Times covered this, in "Netflix offers new parents 'unlimited' leave": Netflix said Tuesday it will allow new parents up to a year of paid time off,...
by Leo Gerard | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Middle America is smoldering. For too long, average citizens worked harder and produced more, yet corporations cut pay and benefits, off-shored community-sustaining factories, killed family-supporting jobs and crushed opportunity. GOP presidential candidate Donald...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Donald Trump will be center stage in CNN’s Republican Presidential debate tonight, flanked this time by a surging, sinister Sen. Ted Cruz on his left and a flagging Dr. Ben Carson on his right. Once more Trump will claim the spotlight, with the others vying for time...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Recently there have been news reports that Republicans are going to delay TPP until after the 2016 elections. Do not be misled; this is a bargaining ploy. They want the Obama administration to make "side agreements" that give corporations even more. We have to keep up...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
One consequence of the deafening media din generated by Donald Trump’s hateful blather is that his competitors seem moderate in contrast. Thus Marco Rubio, the callow young, ambitious first-term senator from Florida, is billed as a foreign policy leader in the...