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...
by Robert Reich | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The next president of the United States will confront a virulent jihadist threat, mounting effects of climate change, and an economy becoming ever more unequal. We’re going to need an especially wise and able leader. Yet our process for choosing that person is a...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
[fve]https://youtu.be/qKmaa01mZZ4?t=4m28s[/fve] "It’s not that taxes are far too high for giant corporations, as the lobbyists claim. No, the problem is that the revenue generated from corporate taxes is far too low." - Senator Elizabeth Warren Senator Elizabeth...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
According to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, creating an economy that works for everyone starts with creating an economy that works for women. There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that the gap between women’s earnings and men’s earnings...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
There is one case pending before the Supreme Court that doesn't get counted among the rulings that could have an effect on issues of equality and discrimination – but, as a friend-of-the-court brief filed recently by more than 70 civil rights organizations outlines,...
by Bill Scher | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog
Conservative writer Matt Lewis laments the end of the Bobby Jindal presidential campaign, noting his "decision to run away from his strengths as an experienced policy expert. He might have been issuing detailed policy papers, but—on the campaign trail and debate...
