by Dave Johnson | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog, Trade
"Pope Francis says when the economy controls politics both lose ... When economics takes over we tolerate anything for the sake of the dollar."- Sister Simone Campbell Cheap labor is the whole point of our corporate-rigged, NAFTA-style trade agreements. Companies get...
by Jim Hightower | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog
In this exclusive election, Jeb is way out front of the GOP pack with a record haul of $100 million, while Hillary has bagged $45 million to lead among the Dems. Hold on. Here come the Koch brothers from out of nowhere, overwhelming all the other campaigns with nearly...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog, This Is The GOP
Donald Trump says exactly what the GOP believes. It’s a simple axiom: personal wealth accumulation is everything. Republican Party officials believe individuals like The Donald attain riches through their own guts, glory and gumption with not an iota of aid from...
by Mary Green Swig | Steven L. Swig | Roger Hickey | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog, Education
MaryGreenSwig Steven L.Swig RogerHickey It will not be news to 41 million Americans that this nation is in the middle of a student debt crisis. That's the number of people burdened by student loan payments. But many people, including many student debt holders, may be...
by Bill Scher | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog
[fve]https://youtu.be/_ZwguLJVxsM[/fve] If you want a presidential candidate who supports a carbon tax and vociferously opposes the Keystone pipeline, you should vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders. If you want a presidential candidate who has thought through how to best...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The stakes were high for the speech by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to the national gathering of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Saturday night. Sanders’ speech to the civil rights organization, whose first president was Rev....