by Terrance Heath | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
In the worst of times, we need leaders who call us to heed “the better angels of our nature.” In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, right-wing media, officeholders, and candidates have instead embodied the term “ugly American.” “Ugly American” is a pejorative...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
CEOs got an average 3.9 percent pay increase last year. This increase is subsidized by taxpayers because corporations can deduct it as an expense. Meanwhile, America's struggling seniors will receive no cost-of-living allowance (COLA) increase next year because the...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
On Monday, we explained in our post, "34 Senators Stand With Senate Cafeteria Workers – And With All Workers," how the (foreign-owned) contacting company that operates the Senate and the Capital Visitors Center cafeterias pays employees so little that they are...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog
"I don't believe in some foreign "ism", but I believe deeply in American idealism." – Senator Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders billed his talk Thursday at Georgetown University as a speech on "democratic socialism," but it was immediately clear that what Sanders was...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Education
How can someone make a decision about a school they've never even walked into?" That question is at the heart of Kristina Rizga's terrific new book "Mission High: One school, how experts tried to fail it, and the students and teachers who made it triumph." Rizga uses...
by Bill Scher | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Climate
In the first few months of President Obama's first term, there was talk of passing legislation to cap carbon emissions using budget reconciliation, which would prevent Republicans from using the filibuster and allow passage with a simple majority vote. But the Senate...
