by Bill Scher | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog, Climate
Over the course of President Obama's State of the Union addresses, he has become rhetorically bolder and more expansive on the subject of climate. In his first couple of speeches, climate was mentioned as part of the laundry list of bills he was trying to get through...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
Today's American right is burdened with a highly specialized and hyper-amplified sense of outrage. That outrage was triggered during this week's State of the Union speech, especially by the president's off-the-cuff response to a group of Republicans who sarcastically...
by Bernie Sanders | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog, Economy
Our infrastructure is collapsing, and the American people know it. The Interstate 75 bridge collapse in Cincinnati on Monday is only the latest example. Every day, motorists across the United States drive over bridges that are in disrepair and on roads with...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
President Obama’s State of the Union Address, complete with a “mic drop” moment," couldn’t have annoyed Republicans more if he’d entered to the theme from Rocky, and exited to “How Ya Like Me Now.” Obama’s “Mic Drop” Moment If Republicans in Congress expected to see...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog
The President briefly spoke about trade in his State of the Union speech. He admitted that "past trade deals haven’t always lived up to the hype" but then he called for doing more of the same. He called for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) -- "Fast Track" -- to pass...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog, Trade
Today is the National Call-in Day Against Fast Track. Call Congress now at (888) 804-8311 to oppose fast track trade authority. Or visit Stop Fast Track, enter your phone number and they will call you back and connect you to your representative. An auto-dialer will...
