by Lindsay Koshgarian | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Climate, Economy, Jobs and Growth
With Heidi Garrett-Peltier Imagine: The year 2034, late October. America is no longer dependent on coal and foreign oil. Consumption of these fossil fuels is down by 60 and 40 percent, respectively. Natural gas consumption is down by 30 percent. Fall is in the air...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
Even on election eve, campaign 2014 is too close to call. Control of the U.S. Senate may not be determined until run-offs are held in January. Conservative Republican governors like Wisconsin’s Scott Walker are in frenzied, pitched battles to survive. Millions in...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 1, 2014 | Blog
When Lee Saunders talks about his mission as the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, he often refers to the fateful 1968 showdown between sanitation workers and the city of Memphis – the strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther...
by Dean Baker | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Health
Stealing a page from the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl playbook from last year, the Democrats have spent the fall campaign hiding from the most successful federal government program since Medicare. In spite of all the obstacles thrown up by Republicans in Congress, state...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Every election year, the GOP comes up with a new crop of wingnut candidates for office. This one is no exception. Todd Akin. Christine O’Donnell. Joe Miller. Sharron Angle. Back in 2010, they soared to new heights of wingnuttery. Will any of this election's nuttiest...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Trade, Winning Issues for 2014
Democratic North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan is running for reelection with ads that talk about trade. "Kay's going to bat for us against China." Trade is a huge issue for many blue-collar voters and in "rust-belt" regions that have been wiped out by the offshoring of our...
