by Alan Jenkins | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
It’s a rare moment when two branches of our federal government take major steps to expand opportunity for all Americans. But, with relatively little fanfare, that’s what’s happened over the last few weeks in the critical area of housing. First, on June 25, the U.S....
by Dave Johnson | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
Presidential candidate Jeb Bush gave a speech last Monday at an event organized by a corporate lobbying group in which he vowed to cripple our government. So who gets to be in charge if he succeeds? Who decides how to allocate our country's resources, determine and...
by Joshua Ferrer | Jul 16, 2015 | Democracy
President Obama will make history today when he becomes the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. The visit is the latest in a series of speeches and events this week aimed at drawing attention to the need for criminal justice reform. On Monday, Obama...
by Joshua Ferrer | Jul 9, 2015 | Democracy
[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkCuDmaeDd0[/fve] People from across the nation will converge on Winston-Salem, N.C. this coming Monday to march for voting rights in the state that has come to symbolize voter suppression. “North Carolina is our Selma” is the...
by Joshua Ferrer | Jul 6, 2015 | Democracy
Amid a bipartisan chorus urging prison reform and an end to mass incarceration, Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley’s words are ringing awfully flat. Like many others, O’Malley urges an end to mass incarceration and more police restraint. His record as...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 2, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
We the People do not know how much money federal contractors are spending to bribe influence our Congress. What does that say about the transparency and integrity of our pay-to-play political system? For Independence Day President Obama should help Congress become...
