by Justin Vest | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog
Justin Vest and other members of Hometown Action are hosting a #FamiliesBelongTogether Potluck in Athens, AL on August 26, 2018. To attend or host a cookout in your hometown, click here. This summer, people gathered in cities throughout the country to protest our...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog
Donald Trump has been bragging about the economy a lot lately. He says the United States is now the “economic envy” of the world. Unfortunately, Trump is once again trying to reshape reality to fit his own delusions. Reality is refusing to cooperate. It’s true the...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog
When Trump strikes a populist tone, expose him as a fraud - don’t back the corporate stance. Last week on CNBC, President Donald Trump upbraided the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates. “I don’t like all of this work that we’re putting into the economy and then...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog
A new push by supporters of charter schools to promote their "education reform" agenda and vilify opponents should anger progressives. Those who mention the flaws and failures of charters are now being accused of "classic whataboutism." Specifically, David Leonhardt,...
by George Goehl | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog
There’s an old Creole proverb, “Tell me who you love, and I’ll tell you who you are.” By standing up for migrant families and children, people from small towns and small cities across the country are telling us who we love and what they stand for. On June 30th,...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog
One easy way to draw attention to an opinion piece is with a “hot take” or two that change some widely-held belief. This is an especially popular gambit if that belief is held by the left. Financial journalist Roger Lowenstein did that recently in the Washington Post,...
