by Dave Johnson | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Democracy
A Supreme Court justice has died. Normally (and according to the Constitution) the process is that the president nominates a successor, the Senate holds hearings, and there is a vote on whether to confirm that nominee. According to the Constitution, that's their job,...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 19, 2016 | Conservatism, Democracy
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death has detonated a political furor over the nomination of his successor. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) declared total obstruction, announcing that the nomination of a new justice should await election...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism, Democracy, Economy, This Is The GOP
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is just the tip of the iceberg. We are living in a nation of Flints, thanks to racial bias, economic inequality, austerity and conservative governance. We can’t afford to kid ourselves about what it will take to fix it. Clean water...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
Many say we should "run government like a business" and "save money" by "cutting spending" and "making government smaller." Does this work? Do We the People really save money by doing these things? Have you heard the phrase “penny-wise and pound-foolish”? How about "a...
by Hedrick Smith | Feb 9, 2016 | Democracy
In a stunning defeat for what one judge called “gerrymandering on steroids,” a three-judge federal court has ruled that the Republican gerrymandering of North Carolina’s congressional districts in 2011 was unconstitutional on grounds that it was racially driven...
by Stephen Lerner | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Economy, Financial Reform, Progressive Vision
Hedge funds and their billionaire managers offer up a powerful symbol of the forces that are driving America’s political and economic inequality. Getting the names and faces of these hedge fund billionaires before the public can help us tell a vivid story of what’s...
