by Richard Eskow | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCWSHtQ5CM] In a recent televised conversation, Thom Hartmann and I discussed the Congressional Progressive Caucus' proposed federal budget. The "People's Budget" would create 8.8 million new jobs, rebuild our crumbling...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Trade
In an interesting juxtaposition from Monday's New York Times, a Times article explains a Times op-ed. The op-ed calls for killing the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), because it helps American companies compete globally. The news story reports that the anti-government Koch...
by Leo Gerard | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Health, Progressive Vision
Shock and awe describes the budgets issued last week by Republicans in the House and Senate. The shock is that the GOP never stops trying to destroy beloved programs like Medicare. Awe inspiring is their audacity in describing their killing plans as moral. When the...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Former governor Martin O'Malley and former senator Jim Webb spoke at a firefighters' union event earlier this month. Both are the subject of renewed press interest as they contemplate entering the presidential race. Sen. Bernie Sanders has been publicly weighing a...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, People's Budget
Over at Real Clear Politics, I explain why Republicans are taking a big risk by committing themselves to balancing the budget in a nine-to-10 year timeframe, without raising revenue or significantly affecting the military. The result is a budget that would completely...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 23, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
In a speech at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Va. — a right-wing school established by the Rev. Jerry Falwell — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced his candidacy for the presidency in 2016. The announcement makes Cruz the first Republican, and the first major...
