by Robert Borosage | Aug 28, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Donald Trump's “barstool eruptions” fill the news shows, but Trump seems tame compared to the economic headlines. The stock market craters and then bounces back. Growth for the second quarter is revised up to 3.7%, even as CBO revises its projection for this year down...
by Bernie Horn | Aug 28, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
With the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives controlled by the right wing, it’s no wonder that this Congress has been among the least productive in our nation’s history. But while Congress treads water, some real progress has been made in states and...
by Jeff Bryant | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog, Education
The big annual poll on how Americans view public schools and education policy is out, and anyone eager to don the mantle of "education reform" might want to rethink their wardrobe. As education journalist Valerie Strauss reports the news from her blog at The...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog, Economy
When President Obama visits New Orleans today to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, he will find the city whiter, wealthier, and more unequal than it was before the storm. Eight years ago, then senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The big multinational corporations behind the still-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) want to push it through Congress before the presidential campaign season risks bringing public scrutiny to the deal. To meet this timeline, our trade negotiators are under great...
by Bernie Horn | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
In February 2015, the governor of Pennsylvania issued a moratorium on executions. In May, Nebraska became the 19th state, and the seventh state since 2007, to abolish the death penalty. And weeks ago, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled the death penalty...
