by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Key Democrats in the Senate on Thursday worked to ratchet up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, calling for him in a letter to move forward with a long-term transportation bill before federal authorization for the program expires at the end of the...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 9, 2015 | Blog, Economy
Republicans have shut down the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank as of midnight, July 1. They are touting it as a blow against "corporate welfare" and "crony capitalism." But who are the real winners here? It's certainly not us workers. Last year the bank helped finance...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 9, 2015 | Blog, Economy
The Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service is calling for support of two House resolutions that urge restoration of overnight mail service standards and a continuation of six-day delivery. The alliance consists of more than 70 national organizations. The...
by Cormac Close | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, Financial Reform
After a spate of Atlantic shark attacks captured the news, Discovery Channel’s much anticipated Shark Week could not be more timely. Watchers will eagerly devour information on all types of sharks, from the docile whale shark to the infamous Great White. But the...
by Emily Foster | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, Economy
A child in Baltimore’s Seton Hill neighborhood will on average die 19 years earlier than a child from the city’s Roland Park neighborhood. That’s the stark consequence of housing inequality. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday set out to...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
The South Carolina Senate’s vote to remove the Confederate battle flag is an important first step towards honestly addressing our shared history, and the ways its legacy still haunts us 150 years after the end of the Civil War. The state Senate voted Tuesday 36 to 3...
