by Bill Scher | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Last week, three Republican senators expected to run for president, Ted Cruz of Texas, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Marco Rubio of Florida, sat for an extended roundtable discussion with ABC's Jonathan Karl. While it was hosted by the Koch brothers organization Freedom...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
This week, we saw the beginning of the end of conservatives’ love affair with Sarah Palin (maybe), and almost said farewell (but probably not goodbye) to a regular on “Wingnut Week In Review.” From Rogue to Reject It took them long enough. After her incoherent,...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Tax Reform
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) have teamed up and introduced a bill to let multinational corporations hiding profits in tax shelters off from paying most of the taxes they owe on those profits. In other words, they are offering companies a...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
Where can Democrats find clarity in the current debate over how to rewrite No Child Left Behind legislation? For sure, we appear to be in the midst of is an education policy turmoil where instead of right and left "meeting in the middle," what we see instead are...
by Alan Jenkins | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a very important fair housing case, and the Justices’ comments from the bench have had court watchers buzzing ever since. Here’s my take on what the legal back-and-forth in the case does and does not mean. It’s...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog, Trade
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman appeared before Congress Tuesday to make the corporate argument for "fast track" trade promotion authority. The USTR and President Obama are pushing fast-track pre-approval for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and...
