by Dave Johnson | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism
Republicans have announced that their first order of business in the new Congress will be to try to force the Keystone XL Pipeline through. This prioritizing shows that they understand who paid their way to the dance. In "Republicans Say They’ll Act Fast to Push...
by Bernie Horn | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
To be a progressive is to seek new laws that advance economic and social justice for all. That endeavor was thoroughly frustrated by the last Congress, and the next one will be worse. On the federal level, progressives had to settle for President Obama’s executive...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become the most visible leader of the growing populist movement that is uniting a new majority around an agenda for economic change. But with media visibility comes oversimplified media analysis. For example, a December 24 McClatchy News...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 30, 2014 | Blog
Petition: Stop Another Trade Deal 'Disaster' The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a disastrous trade agreement designed to protect the interests of the largest multi-national corporations at the expense of workers, consumers, the environment and the foundations of...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 29, 2014 | Blog
If we let Congress pre-approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with Fast Track we won't need Congress anymore. Corporations will decide what the rules should be. This is for real. The next round of "NAFTA-style" trade agreements actually let corporate courts --...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 27, 2014 | Blog
Must watch, from Economy in Crisis through the USW Blog: [fve]http://youtu.be/W1WMiGsrhpA[/fve] Also (from 2011; it's worse now): 'Trade Deficit with China Has Cost 2.8 Million U.S. Jobs Over Past Decade." [fve]http://youtu.be/k_aiWswMQLc[/fve] For more recent figures...
