by Dave Johnson | Sep 24, 2015 | Blog
Again and again we hear about corporations doing bad things so they can make more money: polluting, selling contaminated food or otherwise harming people's health, selling products that injure people or just don't do what they advertise, tricking and scamming people...
by Keith Ellison | Sep 23, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
This week the Pope, the world's most influential religious leader, is speaking to the world's most powerful legislature. The Pope's message of helping the poor, healing the planet, and balancing the scales of justice is a timely call to action. People everywhere will...
by Bill Scher | Sep 23, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Republicans, uncomfortable over Pope Francis' focus on climate, were given a glimmer of hope last week that the papal visit would backfire on President Obama. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that "the Vatican has taken offense at the Obama administration’s...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 23, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
As Pope Francis brings his powerful message on poverty to America, the U.S. Census Bureau’s report on poverty rates reminds us that our efforts to fight poverty are working, but we’re still not doing enough. Safety net programs — like food stamps, Social Security and...
by Bill Scher | Sep 23, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
Three years ago it seemed that Gov. Scott Walker was leading a wave of anti-union sentiment. He had effectively stripped Wisconsin public sector workers of collective bargaining rights. He had built a national network of thankful corporate donors. He had survived a...
by Jim Hightower | Sep 22, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
Once upon a time, presidential contenders and their political parties raised the funds needed to pay for the campaigns. How quaint. For the 2016 elections, thanks to the Supreme Court’s malicious meddling in the democratic process, corporations and billionaires have...
