by Richard Eskow | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, is running for the Senate seat currently occupied by Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski. He is also running from his record – as a supporter of the “Simpson-Bowles” plan to cut Social Security and...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/B0xUvTpGTps[/fve] I took on the "TPP Tradenado" this past weekend when I joined my OurFuture.org colleague Richard Eskow on his radio show, The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow. The topic was trade, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Trade Promotion...
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Education
A nationwide rebellion to K-12 education policies that emerged in the spring of 2013 brought to the fore widespread grievances that students, parents, teachers, and citizens have with top down mandates that are ruining public schools. This Education Spring was fueled...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
Last week's post, Will Media Continue Its Blackout Of Progressive Budget? made a simple point: the media just will not let the public know that there is a progressive budget alternative and what it includes. I asked, "Next week, progressives in Congress will release...
by Bill Scher | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog
Last week I asked "Are Republicans Insane Enough To Propose a Balanced Budget?" Because to do so in a 10-year window, especially without raising taxes or cutting military spending, simply devastates everything our government does to benefit the middle-class, lift...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, People's Budget
It's not often that I find myself agreeing with a congressional Republican on fiscal matters, but it's hard to argue with a recent statement from Rep. Rob Woodall (R-Ga.) of the House Budget Committee. “A budget is a moral document,” said the Georgia Republican. “It...
