by Terrance Heath | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
In what may be one of the dumbest political moves of the year so far, no Republican leaders will be going to the 50th anniversary ceremonies in Selma this weekend. Not a single one. They just never learn. Two years ago, Republicans were a no-show for the 50th...
by Bill Scher | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog
After today's Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, Forbes contributor Dan Diamond spotted the spike in health care jobs over the past year: Republicans warned that Obamacare would kill jobs across the entire economy. Instead, 11 million jobs have been created since...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]http://youtu.be/W1WMiGsrhpA[/fve] (Video from Economy in Crisis through the USW Blog) The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that the January goods and services trade deficit was $41.8 billion in January, down $3.8 billion from $45.6 billion in December (which...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
On Wednesday, nearly fifty years after the “Bloody Sunday” march from Selma to Montgomery, the Department of Justice released a damning report of its investigation of the police department and municipal court system in Ferguson, Missouri. The Department of Justice...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
The February Jobs Report – 295,000 new jobs, official unemployment ticking down to 5.5% – exceeds Wall Street expectations. This is the 12th month of payrolls growing over 200,000, the longest streak since 1977 according to the White House. It marks a full five years...
by Anna Meyer | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Food is more than just what we eat. It connects us to each other and our environment. And how we treat it is of tremendous importance to our democracy. Right now, the future of our food is being decided behind closed doors. The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a...
