by Terrance Heath | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The 2014 mid-term elections are over, and the inmates have taken over the asylum. Prepare for wingnuttery like you’ve never seen before. Last Friday, I had a lot of fun poking at the nuttiest candidates on the ballot. Wednesday morning I woke up to a...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Tax Reform
Washington insiders are saying that one deal Republicans and President Obama think they can make is a deal to let corporations off the hook for taxes they owe if they "bring back" the money the multinational corporations have stashed outside of the country. The deal...
by Eric Lotke | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog
Democrats generally lost on Tuesday. But liberal, progressive ballot initiatives generally won. Five states voted to increase the minimum wage. Two states and the District of Columbia voted to permit marijuana for recreational use. Three states voted to protect a...
by Bill Scher | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog, Winning Issues for 2014
Two Democrats in competitive Senate races bucked the Republican tide. One is an incumbent, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, and one a U.S. House Representative pursuing an open seat of a retiring Democrat, Gary Peters of Michigan. What did they do that the other...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Across the country progressive policies won at the ballot box, while Democratic candidates lost. Many of those Democratic candidates ran on "centrist" (i.e. "corporate") platforms that repudiated ("distanced themselves from") core Democratic policies and positions....
by Richard Eskow | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
[fve]http://youtu.be/4qG4Lnenx4w#start=945[/fve] On Wednesday we spoke with Celinda Lake, a leading strategist for Democrats and progressive organizations, about the election's results. Her key observations: ● It was a “wave” election. That can be seen in the...
