by Thom Hartmann | Jan 16, 2014 | Blog
We already knew that the Trans Pacific Partnership is a threat to our jobs, our civil rights, and our national sovereignty, and now we know it's also a danger to our environment. On Wednesday, Wikileaks published a leaked version of the environmental chapter of the...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 15, 2014 | Blog
I was on "The Nicole Sandler Show" recently talking about the one-sided trade agreements we've been tricked into and the damage they do to the economy. It's also quite entertaining. Seriously, it is. Bad puns, jokes and, of course, Nicole!!...
by Bill Scher | Jan 15, 2014 | Blog
The arrival of Center for American Progress founder John Podesta to the White House inner circle has kicked up buzz around what President Obama may do for the environment by executive order. As The Washington Post's Brad Plumer reminded us last month, Podesta was the...
by Trevor Davis | Jan 14, 2014 | Blog
Republicans must have gotten tired of being called the "do-nothing" Congress, given how in the past few days after their extended vacation they have gotten right to work. That is, if you count as "work" filing pointless legislation. There is Rep. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 10, 2014 | Blog
For December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the economy added an unexpectedly low 74,000 new jobs in December, while the unemployment rate declined from 7.0 to 6.7 percent, largely because of people dropping out of the labor force. The jobs number...
by Leo Gerard | Dec 10, 2013 | Blog
Witch hunter Joseph McCarthy would be proud of ALEC. So proud! Like McCarthy, the shadowy corporate lobby group wants oaths of allegiance. McCarthy demanded loyalty pledges to the United States. ALEC, by contrast, wants its lawmaker members to vow first allegiance to...
