by Dave Johnson | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Trade
There is no way around it: There are three issues on people's minds as we go into the midterm elections: jobs, jobs and jobs. Since the 2008 financial crash – actually since Reagan was elected – most of the gains from our economy have gone to the 1 percent and many of...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
For months there have been rumors that the Social Security Administration has a “secret plan” to close all of its field offices. Is it true? A little-known report commissioned by the SSA the request of Congress seems to hold the answer. The summary document outlining...
by Bill Scher | Jun 23, 2014 | Blog
President Obama and Senate Democrats have effectively given House Republicans until July 31 to act on immigration reform, or else Obama will take unilateral executive action to ease deportations. That's only five weeks away, and it's not yet clear if the House GOP...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 22, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Currency manipulation is a big deal. It is costing up to 5.8 million American jobs and costs U.S. GDP by up to $720 billion. So what is currency manipulation and how does it work? A currency is the local "medium" of exchange. Different countries use different...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 20, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is back in the news, following a prosecutor’s allegations that Walker was at the center of a “criminal scheme" to bypass state election laws, by illegally coordinating spending between conservative groups and his campaign in 2012. Is...
by Jeff Bryant | Jun 20, 2014 | Blog, Education
An interesting twist in the ever-fascinating narrative of Republican politics unfolded in Mississippi this month when political operatives in the campaign to reelect U.S. Senator Thad Cochran to another term attacked their primary challenger for wanting to "deeply cut...
