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...
by Dave Johnson | May 12, 2015 | Blog
As the Senate begins consideration today of the "fast track" trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, President Obama says that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is expressing concerns because she is "a politician." The president's statement demeaning what...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
With Washington in paralysis over how to pay for billions of dollars in needed improvements to our transportation network, the conversation has increasingly turned to what are best called "deals with the Devil." Sometimes the deals involve turning over traditionally...
by Robert Reich | May 11, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
On Friday, President Obama chose Nike headquarters in Oregon to deliver a defense of his proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. It was an odd choice of venue. Nike isn’t the solution to the problem of stagnant wages in America. Nike is the problem. It’s true that over...
