by Bill Scher | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog
One week from Sunday, as thousands of leaders from around the world come to New York for the UN Climate Summit, tens of thousands of concerned American citizens will be marching in the streets demanding international action to end the climate crisis. The People's...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog, Education
What's wrong with this picture? During the nation's back-to-school season, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has been touring states in a bus to "highlight the champions of reform." At one stop, where he spoke to an audience of parents at a Nashville, Tenn.,...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Approximately 600 organizations have sent a formal, public letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) opposing "fast-track" trade promotion authority and calling for a new system for negotiating and implementing trade agreements. The letter asks...
by Roger Smith | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog
I'm a CEO with a GED, and I have walked in the shoes of a minimum wage worker. I know from experience that it's a tougher road today. The minimum wage buys fewer necessities now than it did when I needed it to survive. And as a successful capitalist, it pains me to...
by Martha Burk | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog
Let’s be clear. As the majority of the population, the majority of registered voters, and the majority of those who actually show up at the polls, women can determine the outcome of any election. In a year when abortion restrictions were piled on at the state level,...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
Two little-known rules on corporate reporting of executive pay are currently being reviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. While they have received almost no press coverage, these rules could have far-reaching consequences for our nation’s economy and the...
