by Dave Johnson | May 13, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
What happened in the Senate Tuesday shows why the corporations are fighting so hard to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A legislative body jumped in and interfered with corporate plans. The nerve of those people! Try to see it from the point of view of the...
by Robert Borosage | May 13, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
On a sunlit lawn in front of the nation’s Capitol yesterday, an impressive array of progressive legislators, union and civil rights leaders and public scholars lined up to sign onto New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Progressive Agenda,” a brief platform on income...
by Dave Johnson | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Democrats in the U.S. Senate were able to successfully block the trade promotion authority "fast track" bill using a filibuster today. This is a very big setback for the pro-Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) forces, but is not a final defeat. The final vote was 52-45,...
by Richard Eskow | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
For The Huffington Post's 10th anniversary I was asked to predict what Social Security might look like 10 years from now. That future is filled with both possibility and shadowed by danger. To understand exactly how rich those possibilities are, let's begin by looking...
by Terrance Heath | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
UPDATE: Check out my latest post: 13 More of Ben Carson's Craziest Beliefs! In an increasingly crowded field, Republican presidential candidates and hopefuls are struggling to stand out, but Ben Carson stands out for all the wrong reasons. If he keeps it up, the famed...
by Leo Gerard | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
America is in an abusive relationship with trade-obsessed politicians and corporations. Despite their long history of battering the U.S. middle class with bad trade deal after bad trade deal, these lawmakers and CEOs contend workers should believe that their new...
