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...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
"It's over. Not one word about economic inequality, climate change, Citizens United or student debt,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted as the two-hour-long Republican presidential debate wrapped up Thursday night. "That’s why the Rs are so out of touch.” The...
by Jacob Woocher | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Millennials understand that the economy is not meant to work for us. We see a system that exclusively serves a tiny number of individuals at the top. These lucky few amass extraordinary amounts of wealth while a vast majority of us struggle to get by, as median wages...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he has a secret plan to bring the economy up to 4 percent annual growth. The White House responds that 4 percent growth is not achievable. The Congressional Progressive Caucus People's Budget shows it is, but certainly...
by Bill Scher | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog
Politico asked various folks to offer their initial reactions to the first Republican debate. Here's mine: I didn’t watch the debate trying to guess who won or lost—pundit reaction often is not in sync with voter reaction. I was more interested in how did the debate...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The economy created another 215,000 new jobs in July, another tepid performance in a generally tepid economic recovery. We are continuing to reap the consequences of the conservative obstruction in Congress that has blocked the critical policies we need for real job...
