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...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
Next week as Congress returns, House Republicans will address what they consider one of the nation’s most pressing problems: relieving the tax burden on the wealthiest 0.2 percent – two of 1,000, the multimillionaires – by eliminating the estate tax. Its repeal will...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 8, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Rick Perlstein
Despite the power of incumbency, the backing of President Obama, and an array of wealthy and powerful backers, Rahm Emanuel nevertheless became the first mayor in Chicago history to be forced into a runoff. Sure, Jesús "Chuy" Garcia's defeat was a setback for the...
by Gloria Totten | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
This has not been a positive year in state legislatures, and there’s a good chance that, for progressives, this may be the worst session in decades. Wisconsin imposed “right-to-work.” Nevada suspended prevailing wage rules for school construction projects. South...
by Leo Gerard | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
After Indiana Republicans passed a license to discriminate law, a restaurant called Memories Pizza in the Hoosier town of Walkerton stepped up last week to make sure potential customers knew its religious rules: “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Certification of...
