by Robert Borosage | Jul 23, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision, The New Populism
The 2016 election is two-and-one-half years off, but already Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is getting pummeled. Her book tour, designed to provide soft interviews burnishing her record as secretary of state, has been plagued by missteps. She’s...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
We've got to make our way to higher ground. We've got to get our politics above the snake line. Click here to support Rev. William Barber's Freedom Summer project.People came to Netroots Nation to see Senator Elizabeth Warren speak, and discovered Rev. William Barber...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog, Tax Reform
Corporations get enormous benefits that regular “persons” do not. One of the biggest is limited liability. This means that the shareholders are not liable for the debts of the corporation. A corporation can get in a lot of trouble, financial and otherwise, and then...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Tax Reform
Early last week, the drug firm Mylan stomped on the Stars and Stripes as it ditched America for the Netherlands. Then, on Friday, the drug company AbbVie similarly renounced America. For 30 pieces of silver, it will become Irish. Medical device maker Medtronic...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog, Tax Reform
Our anti-government, anti-tax policies have seriously benefited the few gazillionaires who are paying to promote and propagandize these policies, but this is seriously costing the rest of us, our economy and our country. We the People are being looted and it is time...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 21, 2014 | Blog, Trade
The main presenter at Saturday's Netroots Nation panel "Manufacturing a Middle Class with Quality Jobs" was Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), representing Flint. Get to know about this guy – he is an absolute rock star. He is sharp, funny and, most important, he is right on...
