by Richard Eskow | May 27, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Retirement Security
The obstacles faced by the progressive movement, especially in a post-Citizens United world, aren’t news to anybody who's been paying attention. But recent developments may also stir an unfamiliar sensation in the liberally minded observer: optimism. On Wednesday we...
by Dave Johnson | May 27, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Remember the study that showed that Congress doesn't take what the public wants into account at all when passing legislation? That's what happened last week when the Senate passed Fast Track. Fast Track "Fast Track" Trade Promotion Authority is in front of the...
by Hedrick Smith | May 27, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The latest move by Los Angeles to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020 has national significance far beyond the powerful impact it will have on the incomes and lives of an estimated 400,000 workers in L.A. Not only does it put pressure on the rest of...
by Richard Eskow | May 27, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Progressive Vision
We live in a political era dominated by corporate cash, billionaire "beauty pageants," and a right-wing noise machine whose rhetorical phasers are permanently set to "stun." It's easy to lose track of ourselves when we're distracted from moment to moment by Fox News...
by Dave Johnson | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
This is a message to activists trying to fight the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Stop calling the TPP a "trade" agreement. TPP is a corporate/investor rights agreement, not a "trade" agreement. "Trade" is a good thing; TPP is not. Every time you use the word...
by Leo Gerard | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Current Issues, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Senators who voted last week to Fast Track ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) call it a free trade deal, but really, it’s forced trade imposed on protesting American workers who have endured its damaging effects for decades. Under the free trade...
