by Jeff Bryant | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Education
Progressive Democrats are right to hail the new populism in their party driving the debate about the nation’s economic policies and the atrocious inequality those policies have created. Heartened by the bold leadership of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
It's been a chaotic few days for the world's markets. Recent events do not paint the picture of a stable economy guided by rational minds. Instead, the world of global finance looks more like a playground in need of adult supervision. Like other nations, we have a...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
With the launch of Campaign Zero, the #BlackLivesMatter movement raises its political game with detailed policy solutions to end police violence, and puts policy makers on notice by defining deliberate actions to implement these solutions. A group of influential...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
The world is out of balance. Everyone's nervous. There is a glut of money floating around the world and no one offers a "safe place" to put it. The stock market is way up, way down, way up, way down – sometimes all on the same day. China's currency is having dramatic...
by Robert Reich | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
As Labor Day looms, more Americans than ever don’t know how much they’ll be earning next week or even tomorrow. This varied group includes independent contractors, temporary workers, the self-employed, part-timers, freelancers, and free agents. Most file 1099s rather...
by Bill Scher | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog
At Politico Magazine, I take a serious look at what a Trump presidency would really look like, based on both his comments and the constraints of the office. What you find is that in his first 100 days he would do some things progressives would not like -- such as...
