by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 16, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The Federal Reserves Open Market Committee started a two-day series of meeting today, and on Wednesday Fed Chair Janet Yellen is expected to announce the latest verdict on if, and perhaps when, interest rates will begin to rise. The conventional wisdom is that as the...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 16, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Something unusual happened Friday. Regular Americans were able to beat Wall Street and the giant corporations in Congress, winning a battle over "fast tracking" so-called "trade" agreements. This sort of thing just doesn't happen very often, but it has been happening...
by Cormac Close | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog
Chances are, if you are a woman, African American or Latino and financed an automobile at a dealership, you paid more than a similar white customer. Even in 2015. It’s essentially a “black tax” of around $500 on many vehicles purchased by women or people of color. And...
by Jeff Bryant | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog, Education
Making public education more accountable has been the solemn pledge of government officials for years, including the Obama administration and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Yet that same level of accountability doesn't seem to apply to the fastest growing sector...
by Bill Scher | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog
Scott Walker hopes to overcome Jeb Bush's millions and broad establishment backing by consolidating the conservative base. One problem: He's beginning to lose some of that base over his support for spending $250 million in taxpayer funds on a new basketball stadium...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The setting was electric: The Four Freedoms Memorial on Roosevelt Island in New York City, with the city shimmering in the background. The sky was clear; the sun bright. The crowd was young, diverse and well-mannered. “A place,” as Hillary Clinton said, “with...
