by Dave Johnson | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
In the 2008 campaign President Obama promised workers he would renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that had cost so many jobs and wages, and devastated so many communities. When he took office, he didn't. Recently, the administration declared...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Things got ugly this week, when Fox News anchor Shep Smith told the truth about Kentucky county clerk, and anti-gay theocrat, Kim Davis. The truth hurts, and wingnuts didn’t like it one bit. Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Study after study, report after report, and of course common sense and our own eyes are telling us that unions help people and the economy do better. It's obvious. But the billionaires and big corporations want to keep pay and benefits low, and pay politicians to keep...
by Robert Reich | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
At a time many Republican presidential candidates and state legislators are furiously focusing on private morality – what people do in their bedrooms, contraception, abortion, gay marriage – America is experiencing a far more significant crisis in public morality....
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog, Education
The recent ruling by the supreme court of Washington state that charter schools are unconstitutional because they aren’t really public schools has sent advocates for these schools into a fit. But their often over-the-top criticisms of the decision are reflective of...
by Bill Scher | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog
For a moment in the spring, it seemed like Republicans quietly grasped the reality of the Iran deal. As I have explained previously, President Obama doesn't need fresh congressional approval to hold up his end of the Iran deal and waive sanctions because both parties...
