by Bill Scher | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog
Lawrence Lessig has launched a "referendum" campaign for President, meaning his candidacy would serve as an up or down vote on a package of election reforms he calls the Citizens Equality Act. Once he got those reforms enacted, he pledges to resign. He argues this is...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog, Trade
"What is good for growth in China is unfortunately bad for everybody else." – Bill McQuaker, co-head of the multi-asset team at Henderson Global Investors, quoted in Reuters China on Monday announced it is lowering the value of its currency about two percent in order...
by Jeff Bryant | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog, Education
When people begin a story about how to fix America, they often start with education, and they often start in communities like Liberty City, Fla. Liberty City lies to the west of Miami Beach, across the Biscayne Bay and away from the sun-washed beaches and sparkling...
by Bill Scher | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog, Climate
Republicans have come a long way on climate change. Unfortunately that way is down. Twenty-three years ago, Republican President George H. W. Bush not only acknowledged climate change was real. He signed an international climate change treaty, which the Senate...
by Leo Gerard | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog
Lacie Little won back last week everything Indiana University Health Inc. took from her – except her job. Her beloved nursing job. She got back wages and a formal public statement by the hospital corporation saying that it removed the firing from her work...
by Roger Hickey | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016
Many young people are discovering a historical secret: There was a time, only a few decades ago, when almost all Americans could find a way to attend college or university (like the University of California or New York University) and emerge with a degree without...