by Jim Hightower | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
House Republicans are in turmoil. House Speaker John Boehner gave up his position because he couldn’t stand the job anymore. Next in line was Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who started running but quickly backed off. Rep. Paul Ryan says he’s thinking about taking the job, even...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, Climate
Exxon and other fossil fuel companies may have committed a crime of enormous proportions, and more and more elected officials and others are demanding an investigation. The charge is that Exxon scientists and management knew since the late 1970s that the company's...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Education
America's experiment with charter schools has thus far generated academic results that are mixed, at best. Another promise, that these schools would be more educationally "innovative," is also generally unfulfilled so far. Adding to those uncertainties posed by...
by Emily Schwartz Greco | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Climate
Pumpkin fever is back. The latest bout of this seasonal disorder has infected Hostess Twinkies and moved Starbucks to put a smidge of real pumpkin in its pumpkin spice lattes. Previously, the ubiquitous coffee purveyor used a common ploy: It evoked agrarian and...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Current Issues, This Is The GOP
The House GOP’s disarray shows that the party may be a danger to itself. The GOP’s political brinksmanship is danger to the nation’s economy and the American people. A coalition of progressive organizations is tweeting against right-wing budget mayhem. On Tuesday, the...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Financial Reform
How do we fix Wall Street, a.k.a. "the banks"? How do the candidates compare? This question came up in the first Democratic debate and there has been lots of online commentary on this since. The first place to look, of course, is CAF's Candidate Scorecard. "The...
