by Burning Issues Video | May 2, 2016 | Burning Issues, Economy, Election 2016, Financial Reform
[fve]https://youtu.be/TGl3p6cVSCU[/fve] The Panama Papers, which opened a window into the world of secret bank accounts and money flows, help reveal the extent to which the global financial system is rigged to favor the wealthy and powerful, says Eryn Schornick,...
by Lindsay Koshgarian | Apr 27, 2016 | Defense/Foreign Policy, Economy
Senator John McCain has had enough of government secrecy and bloated Pentagon projects. The Arizona senator made headlines Wednesday by calling for more transparency around defense contractor Northrop Grumman's winning contract to build the B-21 bomber. The Air Force...
by Justin Talbot-Zorn | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog, Economy, People's Budget
In recent years, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has spearheaded policy ideas, from debt-free college to the $15 minimum wage, that have gained incredible momentum from city halls to presidential debate stages. Predictably, Republicans’ responses to these ideas...
by Leo Gerard | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Grandma skips meals. Her house is always cold. She barely skimps by, subsisting on just Social Security because of a bunch of pension-killing CEOs and self-dealing financial “advisers.” The U.S. Labor Department offered some rules last week to help grandma with half...
by Burning Issues Video | Apr 8, 2016 | Burning Issues, Economy
[fve]https://youtu.be/DUFYsPCKbb4[/fve] Josh Bivens, director of research and policy at the Economic Policy Institute, assesses in this Burning Issues video segment whether the United States is ready for the next global economic slowdown. The United States is among...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Election 2016, Tax Reform
It's no surprise that the chairman of General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt, would use The Washington Post's editorial page to defend himself and his company from an attack from Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who told the New York Daily News editorial...
