by Dave Johnson | May 29, 2015 | Blog, Trade
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today that the gross domestic product (GDP) fell at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2015. Our enormous, humongous trade deficit is literally draining our economy. The trade deficit is because we import...
by Bill Scher | May 29, 2015 | Blog
In Politico Magazine on Thursday I wrote that the Republican National Committee strategy to seize control of the debates and use more conservative moderators may backfire, as Republican candidates have been regularly committing gaffes in the comfy confines of the Fox...
by Richard Eskow | May 29, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
A Google search for the phrase "soul of the Democratic Party" yields thousands of hits, because the struggle for that soul has been a perennial subject of debate. I've probably used the phrase myself. But after a week spent tracking the independent left's political...
by Dave Johnson | May 28, 2015 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The House is expected to vote on fast track trade promotion authority as soon as next week. If it passes, the corporate-negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a done deal — even though it is still secret. Why is presidential candidate Hillary Clinton still...
by Jeff Bryant | May 28, 2015 | Blog, Education
For years, the progressive punchlist of issues has neglected education policy. Back in the 2012 election, education was mostly a no-show in presidential debates, and very few candidates were standard bearers for public schools, leaving these issues primarily to ballot...
by Bill Scher | May 28, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Conservative Peter Wehner argues in the New York Times that President Obama has pulled the Democratic Party too far the left, ruining the party's electoral strength at every level except the presidency. "The Democratic Party is now a pre-Bill Clinton party" says...
