by Bill Scher | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog
[fve]https://youtu.be/NABnv4u1yl8[/fve] During the 2012 campaign, Mitt Romney repeatedly criticized President Obama for failing to reduce the unemployment rate below eight percent. Then, in the month before the election, the unemployment rate did drop below eight...
by Alan Jenkins | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
When Viola Davis took the stage earlier this month to accept an historic Emmy Award for Best Leading Actress in a Drama, she declared that “the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.” Her poignant words were about racial and gender...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
House Speaker John Boehner is like the ineffectual substitute teacher whose presence barely keeps an unruly class in line, and whose exit ensures that chaos will ensue. Boehner’s exit leaves a chaotic House GOP without adult supervision. On Friday, Boehner (R-Ohio)...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
Donald Trump has a tax plan for you, and it's going to be "amazing" – especially if you happen to be a billionaire like Trump, or even a mere millionaire. Yes, his tax plan will take millions of lower-income people off the tax rolls. Married couples earning less than...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog
A new round of negotiations is underway in Atlanta this week between the United States and 11 Pacific Rim countries. They are trying to finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Some groups are asking people to come to Atlanta to protest. There are also calls for...
by Elizabeth Warren | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
Senator Elizabeth Warren Remarks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate September 27, 2015 [fve]https://youtu.be/IPEDI2hR0dM[/fve] ***As Prepared for Delivery*** Thank you. I'm grateful to be here at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the...
