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...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The 1 percent continue to capture virtually all of the income growth in the country, while the average incomes of the 99 percent continue to fall. And Americans know it. In a January Pew poll, 92 percent report that their incomes are sinking or treading water. This...
by Robert Reich | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
Presidential aspirants in both parties are talking about saving the middle class. But the middle class can’t be saved unless Wall Street is tamed. The Street’s excesses pose a continuing danger to average Americans. And its ongoing use of confidential corporate...
