by Richard Eskow | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Lately there's been a great deal of talk about finding a better Democratic message, one that will unify the party and energize voters. But how, exactly, can Democrats reconcile factions that include both the Wall Street-friendly Clintons (whose relationship with the...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision, The New Populism
Senator Charles Schumer sparked a back-alley Democratic Party brawl when he blamed the sinking fortunes of Democrats in 2014 on the administration’s 2009 decision to press forward on health care reform rather than staying focused on jobs and recovery. Schumer got the...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog
Monday's post, "Is The Democratic Party Relevant Anymore?," looked at November's low turnout. Did voters stay away because the Democrats have seemingly turned themselves into a milder Republican neoliberal, pro-Wall Street party instead of pushing hard for the...
by Bill Scher | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Last month Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) second-guessed President Obama's decision to turn to health care reform after passing the Recovery Act in his first term. He told the National Press Club: "After passing the stimulus, Democrats should have continued to propose...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference will be held Jan. 15–19 in Atlanta at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. The event is hosted by the AFL-CIO’s Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Department. Through plenaries, workshops and panels, attendees will...
by Sam Pizzigati | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, Economy
We don’t know who exactly filed the tax returns with America’s 400 largest incomes in 2010. The IRS won’t reveal any of these 400 individually by name. But a just-released new IRS annual report on America’s highest incomes has revealed just about everything else about...
