by Peter Daou | Aug 19, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
I'm having PTSD. No, not from my war years in Beirut (I survived that) but from my time in John Kerry's war room in 2004, where I witnessed a brazen and shameful attack perpetrated against a decorated veteran's military service. That attack was aided and abetted by...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy
In his extended "Meet the Press" interview, with Chuck Todd interrupting constantly, Republican front-runner Donald Trump advocated for a huge, huge giveaway of tax money to giant, multinational corporations, for a lower corporate tax rate and for a low minimum wage....
by Leo Gerard | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog, Trade
Confronted with a dire situation, a world power last week took strong action to secure its domestic jobs and manufacturing. That was China. Not the United States. China diminished the value of its currency. This gave its exporting industries a boost while...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog
Businesses are run for a profit that goes into the pockets of the business' "investors." To be an investor requires that you have money. This is a rigged system that by definition channels the returns and gains of our economy to the people who have money in the first...
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...
