by Hugh Espey | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
A few weeks ago, Hillary Clinton did a well-staged, two-day swing through Iowa, meeting with small groups of people and some media along the way. Afterwards she said we have some great ideas for a better future. She’s right about that, and she’s right that this...
by Dave Johnson | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/sDls5C4a_kU[/fve] The trade promotion authority bill – fast track – is expected to come to the floor of the Senate soon for debate and then a vote, possibly even this week. It could also reach the House floor sometime this month. This is the big...
by Robert Borosage | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
“Patriotism," as Samuel Johnson warned, "is the last refuge for a scoundrel.” As the administration has ratcheted up the pressure to pass fast track authority that will grease the skids for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)accords, it increasingly invokes national...
by Richard Eskow | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
When asked about Baltimore last week, President Obama said this: “... if we think that we’re just gonna send the police to do the dirty work of containing the problems that arise (in our inner cities), without as a nation and as a society saying what can we do to...
by Roger Hickey | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Education
Last week Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Senate’s foremost advocate for lowering student debt and lowering the cost of college, received a petition signed by more than 240,000 people. The petition called on Congress and President Obama to cancel all student debt – all...
by Terrance Heath | May 1, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week, conservatives were confronted with two of their worst fears: gay people getting married and black people getting angry. Then, as if things weren't bad enough, the federal government began preparations to invade Texas. Baltimore Freddie Gray, 25, was walking...
