by Guest Writer | Jan 20, 2014 | Conservatism, Democracy, Progressive Vision
By Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Note: This is an excerpt of an acceptance speech given by Rev. Barber on November 6, 2013, when he received the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award from the Campaign for America's Future. During this speech, he announced the...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 17, 2014 | Conservatism, Economy, Making it in America
Bucking the conservative tendency to blame and punish the poor, and the trend towards criminalizing homelessness, Utah has come up with simple, cost-effective solution for homelessness. Earlier this month, Hawaii State representative Tom Bower (D) began walking the...
by Joshua Holland | Jan 17, 2014 | Conservatism
West Virginia Spill: Where “Regulation” Is a Dirty Word, Shady Businesses Flourish (via Moyers & Company) Asked about the spill of thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into a West Virginia river – a disaster that shut down schools and businesses, sent...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 17, 2014 | Conservatism, Economy, Financial Reform
In 2010, the Heritage Foundation ranked Ireland in the top 10 counties in its "Economic Independence Index." Four years later, conservative austerity has wrecked Ireland's economy and other European economies. The "luck of the Irish" ran out in 2008, when the "Celtic...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 16, 2014 | Conservatism
When you look too long into the Abyss, said Nietzsche, the Abyss looks into you. “And,” adds comedian Brother Theodore, “neither one of us likes what we see.” That’s what the economic pronouncements of Republican politicians are like nowadays. Instead of a governing...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 16, 2014 | Budget Talks, Conservatism
“In Defeat for Tea Party, House passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill,” The New York Times reports. The compromise bill that will sail through the Senate by the end of the week is celebrated for heralding a return to “regular order,” to the bipartisan cooperation needed...
