by Bill Scher | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog
Republicans used to brag about their "deep bench" of governors, diligently solving problems in contrast to the dysfunction happening in Washington. No more. All four sitting governors running for president -- Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal and John Kasich...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown has put a "hold" on the nomination of Marisa Lago to be deputy U.S. trade representative. Brown says that his trade advisor is not allowed to see text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) unless he is present. The secrecy surrounding TPP...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog
America lost a giant this weekend when Julian Bond left us at 75. And CAF lost a friend, a founder, a mentor and a guide. Julian lived a large life, devoted to making America better. And we all are beneficiaries of his work and his wisdom. He came to his calling...
by Roger Hickey | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog
America has lost a great leader, and many of us lost a good friend. By the time Julian Bond was 20 years old, he had helped lead the sit-in movement that began dismantling official segregation in Atlanta and he had left the academic life of Morehouse College to help...
by Harvey J Kaye | Aug 16, 2015 | Blog
The Second World War ended 70 years ago this past weekend. Americans had fought for the Four Freedoms – Freedom of speech and expression, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, Freedom from fear – the vision or promise of a postwar world that President Franklin...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Trade
China had been setting a too-low exchange rate for their currency, thereby exporting unemployment. Then early this week their bank made a move and the currency plunged. The next day another plunge, then another. China declared this was because they are allowing their...