by Terrance Heath | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The release of the video of Laquan McDonald’s death, and the murder charges against the Chicago police officer who killed him, show how much has changed since Ferguson, and how much still needs to change. This week, something happened that Chicago officials spent a...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Vietnam is already snubbing the unenforceable labor provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Voice of America reports, in "Vietnam Beating Case Highlights TPP Labor Rights Issue": A Vietnamese labor activist has accused authorities of beating and detaining...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog, Education
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently shook up the education policy world when she challenged one of the pillars of the education establishment for the last 10 to 15 years, that teachers' job evaluations and pay should be linked to how students –...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Here's something (not) to look forward to: Thanksgiving dinner with your family in the time of Trump. This week you're heading home to spend quality time with your family. Of course, your right-wing brother-in-law (RWBIL) is going to be there, spouting off quotes from...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
One year ago, Cleveland, Ohio police shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice within two seconds of encountering him. There is still no justice for Rice and his family. If the prosecutor has his way there will be no justice for Tamir Rice. On November 23, 2014, Tamir Rice did what...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
This Thanksgiving, in dining rooms across America, the turkey will be smaller, the stuffing more meager, the pumpkin pie sliced thinner. Gratitude will be given. But roiling just below the surface, for far too many families, will be economic anxiety. The vast majority...
