by Robert Reich | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The Washington Post just ran an attack on Bernie Sanders that distorts not only what he’s saying and seeking but also the basic choices that lie before the nation. Sanders, writes the Post’s David Fahrenthold, “is not just a big-spending liberal. And his agenda is...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog
In democracies government is supposed to protect regular people from being taken advantage of or harmed by large, powerful interests. Democracies are like a big, national union – the people band together so that the power of numbers protects them and helps them do...
by Bill Scher | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog
With yet another mass shooting terrorizing the American public, some facts are in order. * Mass shootings in public places are on the rise in America over the past few years, but they still represent an infinitesimal amount -- less than one percent -- of the 33,000...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, Education, Election 2016
The differences between the college financing plans offered by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are important – both for their impact on the middle class, and for what they tell us about the candidates and their governing philosophies. Elementary and high school...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog, Education
In New York City, this school year opened with a historic event: Every child who wanted to start pre-kindergarten was given a seat. As the New York Daily News reports, "Some 65,504 four-year-olds are now enrolled in full day pre-K." A more recent article from the same...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
As John Boehner eyes the exit, the line-up for the post-Boehner House GOP leadership is all white, all male, and as extreme as they wanna be. House Republicans will vote for new leadership in just one week. House Speaker John Boehner’s decision to resign from Congress...
