by Bill Scher | May 6, 2014 | Blog
Today the Obama administration released its comprehensive National Climate Assessment in both digital and PDF form. It's packed with hard data on how much global warming we've already suffered, how it has hurt us and how much worse it could get. Surely you've heard...
by Leo Gerard | May 6, 2014 | Blog
Those of the ilk of rancher Cliven Bundy and billionaire Donald Sterling believe there’s a place for African-Americans. And, Sterling said in a taped conversation, that place certainly is not in photographs with his girlfriend posted on Instagram. Bundy, who stiffed...
by Bill Scher | May 5, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
With a new wave of populism rising, the Campaign for America's Future has announced that tickets are on sale for "The New Populism Conference," convening May 22 in Washington and featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Starting at 9 a.m. at the Washington Court Hotel near...
by Bill Scher | May 5, 2014 | Blog
[fve]http://youtu.be/4TDrqn4U3OE[/fve] Yesterday the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation presented former President George H. W. Bush with its "Profile In Courage" award in honor of his decision to risk his political future and compromise with Democrats by raising...
by Dave Johnson | May 5, 2014 | Blog
Wednesday May 7 is Fair Trade Day. Add your voice to the movement to stop "Fast Track," which will be used to push the Trans-Pacific Partnership corporate dominance treaty through Congress. There is a “Fair Trade rally” in the Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C. at...
by Richard Eskow | May 5, 2014 | Blog, Economy
His racism got all the headlines, but there was something to be learned from Donald Sterling’s other words. So, before the spotlight turns elsewhere and Sterling crawls back into well-deserved obscurity, it’s worth considering his usefulness as a representative sample...
