by Terrance Heath | May 23, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week saw a number of right-wingers being pulled up short, one way or another, including some of the biggest names in wingnuttia. For each wingnut up to his tinfoil hat in trouble of his own making, I can only say, “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.” It’s hard to...
by Dave Johnson | May 23, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
After Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gave her rousing speech at the New Populism Conference Thursday, she, of course, was asked if she was going to run for President. (The crowd was chanting "Run, Elizabeth, Run!") Warren replied, "I am not running for president,"...
by Richard Eskow | May 23, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
In 10th century Japan a "pillow book" was a form of diary, a place to gather notes, lists and other scraps of paper and reflect upon them before retiring to bed. A "court lady" to the Empress used hers to depict life in the royal household, and today "The Pillow Book...
by Elizabeth Warren | May 22, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
[fve]http://youtu.be/tUTtbvo5_Zc[/fve] This speech was prepared for delivery today at The New Populism conference in Washington. Thank you, Bob Borosage and Roger Hickey for all your hard work, for inviting me here today, and for featuring my book, "A Fighting...
by Robert Borosage | May 22, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
These remarks were prepared for delivery at The New Populism Conference in Washington, May 22, 2014. What is the new populism? The Princeton dictionary defines populism as “a political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle...
by Bill Scher | May 21, 2014 | Blog
[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X8M5ei35zM[/fve] As we near the congressional summer session, three factors are driving the possibility of immigration reform: 1. Anti-immigrant forces have failed to win any victories in the Republican primaries. 2. Democrats and...
