by Dave Johnson | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Trade
Very soon Congress is expected to begin consideration of a trade promotion authority ("fast track") bill. In response the AFL-CIO has announced a "Week of Action Against Fast Tracking Trade Deals." Fast track rigs the process that Congress will use to consider...
by Chuck Collins | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform, Tax Reform
This tax season, America’s billionaires are toasting you, the ordinary taxpayer. That’s because you’re the one picking up the tab for our nation’s ailing infrastructure of roads, bridges, and rail transport. You’re also footing the bill for military forces, disaster...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
The long knives have been coming out over Social Security lately. The latest wave of attacks was triggered by an amendment from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) which would have expanded Social Security benefits, and which won the support of...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog
Paul Krugman makes an important case for bigger government at his blog this week. I'll try to translate his point from economist to English. Every time a conservative blames an individual for making bad choices, it makes the case for more government. When people are...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog, Education, Populism2015, Progressive Vision
Is there really "a populist energy building in America, and beginning to drive the debate in the Democratic Party," as my colleague Robert Borosage recently wrote? If your inclination is to answer that question, "Yes," the evidence you're most apt to cite is the...
by Bill Scher | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Sen. Rand Paul wants to radically slash the size of our federal government and drastically limit its responsibilities. Oddly for a devout ideologue, he doesn't want to tell you that. When Paul was speaking to the country at large in his presidential campaign...
