by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog
The Census Bureau reports that the percentage of people living in poverty in the U.S. is at its highest level in almost two decades. But not to worry, says the conservative Heritage Foundation: Poor people are doing just fine: Few of the 46.2 million people identified...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog
Just when I think I've heard and seen it all, along come the Republican presidential debates. Judging by a couple candidates' of biggest applause lines, the GOP base is quite enthusiastic about (someone else's) death, and apparently don't care who knows it. The most...
by | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog, Reagan Revolution
Sally Kohn will be a featured speaker at Take Back the American Dream, convening in Washington from Oct. 3 to 5. The following was originally published at The American Prospect. It's beyond ironic that the pack of extremist ideologues running in the Republican primary...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog, Economy
On the morning after President Obama sent his "American Jobs Act" legislation to Capitol Hill, the Progressive Caucus is responding with its "Rebuild The American Dream Framework," six pillars that progressive leaders in Congress are using to...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog
Given what I've been writing for the past few years about upward mobility and the state of "the American Dream," it doesn't come as a surprise to me that downward mobility is the trend that seems likely to dominate the next decade — especially if Washington...
