by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 27, 2015 | Conservatism, Economy
We're about to enter what is on many Christian calendars Holy Week. We need to, because it certainly has been an unholy week here in Washington. Both the House and Senate have now passed budget resolutions that offer comfort and protection to the wealthy and powerful...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 26, 2015 | Conservatism
The series of votes that will shape the Senate's version of the fiscal 2016 federal budget won't be over until Friday morning, but we already know how this drama ends, with Republicans keeping true to being the "party of 'no'" when it comes to actions that would help...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
Yesterday House Republicans passed a budget with no new funding for job creation. Today a new report on black unemployment shows the urgent need for investment in job creation. In a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, “Projected Decline in Unemployment in...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 25, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Education, Jobs and Growth
Republicans in Congress today will vote on budget proposals that are essentially meaningless, except that they lay out how the GOP would like to structure federal policy and priorities. The White House has its own fact sheet about the House Republican budget. The...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Trade
In an interesting juxtaposition from Monday's New York Times, a Times article explains a Times op-ed. The op-ed calls for killing the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), because it helps American companies compete globally. The news story reports that the anti-government Koch...
by Leo Gerard | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Health, Progressive Vision
Shock and awe describes the budgets issued last week by Republicans in the House and Senate. The shock is that the GOP never stops trying to destroy beloved programs like Medicare. Awe inspiring is their audacity in describing their killing plans as moral. When the...
