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...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
President Obama has his swagger back. Ignoring the electoral rebuke of 2014, he claimed the growing economy as a mandate for his progressive agenda, delivering a State of the Union address bristling with veto threats and challenging the Congress to stand with working...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog
"We know we need to do something about students who are not achieving in our schools." That anxious appeal – along with its many variations – has become the refrain now firmly embedded in speeches and opinion columns about American public education. Yes! Do something....
