by Bill Scher | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog
Jeb Bush, while very much a conservative, refuses to run as far to the right as possible to win the Republican nomination. This is rational. He knows winning the primaries with too much pandering means a likely loss in the general election. Instead, he is...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Economy, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
The Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled its fiscal 2016 "People’s Budget: A Raise For America" one day after House Republicans released their “A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America” proposal. The CPC touted a $1.9 trillion investment in America’s future and...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Health, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
Budgets, as Rev. Jim Wallis says, are moral documents. They contain choices that reflect our priorities and define our values. The Republican-led House Budget Committee’s fiscal 2016 budget proposal, “A Balanced Budget For A Stronger America,” is a document full of...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
How far have we drifted from our original intent to be a constitutional republic ruled by We the People? U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8: "The Congress shall have Power ... To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations..." But today? Not so much. The following...
by Leo Gerard | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog
Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation last week to lower the wages of Wisconsin’s middle class workers. He wants pay cuts for hard working Wisconsinites. It’s part of a pattern established by Wisconsin’s Republican governor and the Republicans who control the state...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy
The federal budget battle begins. Republicans have the majority in the House and Senate, and it is up to them to come forth with a cohesive budget plan that they can pass. Here is a look at the (not) governing majority's factions as the budget battles begin – and why...
