by Dave Johnson | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
A recent Pew Research Center poll on political attitudes and polarization that is making the rounds, "Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology," shows something that Democratic politicians should pay attention to this election season, because conservatives...
by Harvey J Kaye | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
From Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" and Jefferson's Declaration of Independence to FDR's "Four Freedoms" and MLK's "I Have a Dream" speeches, democratic words have inspired us to make America freer, more equal, and more democratic. Hoping that they continue to...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Economy
A lot of people know the old quote which says “predicting is hard, especially about the future.” Granted, everybody gets it wrong sometimes, but this time our economists were really wrong. We were told the economy grew slightly in the first quarter of this year. Now,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 26, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
An effort to move forward legislation in the Senate to pay for national transportation projects stalled today because Senate Republicans are insisting on spending cuts to match the funds we need to fix our roads, bridges and public transit. It's more proof that...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 26, 2014 | Blog, Trade
There will be a number of rallies and other events over the July 4 Congressional recess, focused on members of Congress in their home districts. These events will be to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the proposed "fast track" process that essentially...
by Jeff Bryant | Jun 26, 2014 | Blog, Education
When politicians and pundits take to the barricades to defend "wonderful charter schools," is this what they're thinking of? A recent article in a Minnesota newspaper reported about a change in state law that could imperil the existence of a charter school that serves...
