by Dave Johnson | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy
Republicans in Congress and the corporate-funded conservative echo chamber (redundant) are temporarily pausing from scaring people with "deficit" propaganda and are instead working on an end-of-the-year backroom deal to give out several hundred billion dollars in tax...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
A Thanksgiving holiday marred by shootings should remind us that our biggest terrorist threat comes not from Syrian refugees fleeing extremist violence, but from homegrown right-wing extremists. Minneapolis On the Monday before Thanksgiving, white supremacists shot...
by Bill Scher | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog, Climate
President Barack Obama had returned home from his trip to Paris, where he helped kick off the United Nations climate summit. He had a consistent theme, familiar to those who follow Obama's rhetoric closely: Embracing clean energy also creates clean energy jobs. On...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The U.S. Business and Industry Council (USBIC) has launched a media campaign intended to drive awareness of the lack of enforceable currency provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). USBIC represents domestic manufacturers and has an excellent Trading Away...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
"Investing in infrastructure makes our economy more productive and competitive across the board." - Hillary Clinton Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has announced a plan for infrastructure investment. How does her plan stack up against that of her...
by Robert Reich | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
On Friday, a gunman killed three at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. Later, in explaining his motive to the police, he said “no more baby parts.” Last Monday, gunmen opened fire on Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis who were demanding action against...
