by Robert Borosage | Nov 12, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The defining issue is this country remains how to make this economy work for working people. A sensible first step must be to put government on the side of good employers and their workers, rather than subsidizing exploitative employers. Earlier this week, the...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 12, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
The 2010 Dodd-Frank law required the Securities and Exchange Commission to write "clawback" rules that make CEOs return compensation they receive when the money is earned through accounting gimmicks and not through actual performance. The SEC still has not done this....
by Bill Scher | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
Two House Republican incumbents lost last week. One was Rep. Lee Terry, who represents Omaha, Nebraska. Terry couldn't escape his glib reaction to last year's government shutdown. When asked if he should keep getting paid while the government was closed, he said "Dang...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
It’s the redding of America. Republicans spilled Democratic candidate blood across the country last week. Scarlet covers the map. Republicans took governorships in traditionally blue states. They won U.S. Senate seats in purple states. And they secured majorities in...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
“When the American people choose divided government, I don’t think it means they don’t want us to do anything,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told reporters. “We ought to start with the view that maybe there are things we can agree on to make progress for...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 10, 2014 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is expected to become Chair the Senate Finance Committee. A Senate aide says Hatch wants to make Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) — "Fast Track" — one of his top priorities in the new Congress. Click here to tell Congress to vote no on "fast-track"...
