by Jess King | May 15, 2018 | Blog
Jess King, candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's Eleventh District, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for the launch of People's Action's Rural Strategy. I’m a native of Lancaster County - born and raised in this community, never thought I’d be...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 14, 2018 | Blog
The world at large knew virtually nada about Sylvia Bloom for 96 years. Then she died in 2016. Now, just a little too late, Sylvia Bloom is getting her belated — yet richly deserved — 15 minutes of worldwide fame. The New York Times has just published a heart-warming...
by Paulette Jordan | May 13, 2018 | Blog
Paulette Jordan, candidate for governor of Idaho, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on April 24th, 2018. Jordan, a former member of the Coeur D'Alene Tribal Council, has served in the Idaho Legislature since 2014. I was born and raised on the Coeur...
by Richard Eskow | May 11, 2018 | Blog
Pundits should avoid, at all costs, the sin of “premature evaluation.” The May 7 primaries did not send a simple or unambiguous message. One thing remains clear, however: In November, the Democrats’ fate depends largely on turnout. Dems have a good chance of retaking...
by Jeff Bryant | May 10, 2018 | Blog
Proclaiming May 6-12 National Charter Schools Week, President Trump kicked off a huge public relations campaign by the charter industry to ballyhoo the supposed success of these schools, although that success is a matter of bitter and ongoing dispute. But one outcome...
by Angela Simaan | May 9, 2018 | Blog
Mere hours before Congress went into recess last December, Republicans and the high-rollers who bankroll them were popping champagne. Without a single vote from Democrats, they’d finally accomplished with taxes what they failed to do with healthcare: a legislative...
