by Bernie Horn | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
Last week’s column bemoaned the fact that average Americans believe unquestioningly in “free markets,” even though there are no such things. Indeed, every market relies on a dense web of laws and regulations. Subsidies, loopholes, grants, contracts, trade policy,...
by Rev. William Barber | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
In 1950, fifteen years before the Selma-to-Montgomery march, William Faulkner, one of the South’s greatest authors, wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” In 2015, as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Faulkner’s insight is as true as...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog, Trade
Trade is great. We all trade. A lot of us trade labor for money that buys other things. A farmer trades corn for money that buys other things, and so on. No one is "against trade." But is anything called "trade" always good for all involved? Imagine you're a farmer...
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...
