by Bill Scher | Nov 18, 2014 | Blog, Climate
In Alison Lundergan Grimes' losing campaign, she ran an ad that made one of the most insightful points of any ad in the 2014 midterm elections. Standing in front of a coal-fired power plant Grimes said, "They are shutting down half the plant and laying off their...
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 17, 2014 | Blog, Economy
How much income do America’s households take in? How much do they have left after taxes? Do federal taxes leave the nation less or more unequal? Questions don’t get much more basic than these. Or more complicated either. How, for instance, do we define income?...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 17, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
The Republicans intend to deliver for their constituents. What is their agenda, and who are the constituents who they will delivering for? Here are a few examples. (Leave more examples in the comments.) Oil and coal. First and foremost on any list of items on the...
by Bill Scher | Nov 17, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Winning Issues for 2014
As debate reignites between populist progressives and self-described "centrists" over why Democrats lost the midterms and how they should recalibrate, it's worth recalling that Republicans won in part by co-opting populist positions and themes. Sure, there were plenty...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 14, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Should our government be for good jobs with good wages and benefits – the things most of We the People want in our lives? Or should it be for bad jobs, low wages, no benefits – the very things that a wealthy few (who like to call themselves "job creators") have become...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 14, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
It remains true, as we have asserted time and again using findings on our Populist Majority website, that the American majority is firmly populist and broadly progressive. But we have also seen time and again – most recently in this month's elections – that people...
