by Richard Eskow | Mar 27, 2014 | Blog, Economy
If progressive and populist ideas resonate with most voters, some people have asked, why isn’t the Democratic Party doing better in the polls? Here’s one reason: Some of the party’s most prominent leaders are still pushing Wall Street’s unpopular and discredited...
by Bill Scher | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog
Enormous political weight is being put on what the final sign-up tally for Obamacare will be. Democrats want a strong number to show that Obamacare's individual mandate for buying health insurance is working as intended. Republicans want a weak number to show that the...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
A new Gallup poll shows seniors moving from the Democratic to the Republican party. Why has this happened? The poll, headlined "U.S. Seniors Have Realigned With the Republican Party," says: U.S seniors – those aged 65 and older – have moved from a reliably Democratic...
by Bill Scher | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
The 2012 Republican Party platform touted the 10th Amendment, because "The Republican Party, born in opposition to the denial of liberty, stands for the rights of individuals, families, faith communities, institutions – and of the States which are their instruments of...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Tax Reform
Corporate tax policy involves a lot of complicated accounting language, so people tend to tune out. But you should pay attention because there is big money involved – really, really big money that could be used for roads, courts, schools, health care and all the other...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog, Unemployment Benefits
House Speaker John Boehner has decided to stand firmly in the way of more of 2 million people who need emergency jobless benefits. The Hill newspaper quoted Boehner as saying that a Senate compromise plan that would renew jobless benefits for people who have been out...
