by Dave Johnson | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
One part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform law requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to set up rules requiring companies to disclose the median annual total compensation of all employees, the total annual compensation of the chief executive...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Economy, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
The Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled its fiscal 2016 "People’s Budget: A Raise For America" one day after House Republicans released their “A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America” proposal. The CPC touted a $1.9 trillion investment in America’s future and...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy
The federal budget battle begins. Republicans have the majority in the House and Senate, and it is up to them to come forth with a cohesive budget plan that they can pass. Here is a look at the (not) governing majority's factions as the budget battles begin – and why...
by Chuck Collins | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Education
There’s a generational time-bomb ticking — and the student debt crisis is the trip wire. Adults under 35 disproportionately bear the brunt of escalating inequality. America’s educated youth are graduating into an economy with stagnant wages and a torn safety net....
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Washington looks like a city that has done remarkably well in the absence of a national urban agenda. The last decade has seen most of its once derelict neighborhoods undergo a striking revival, and the city is a fundamentally different place from what it was even 10...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Next week, progressives in Congress will release their annual budget proposal. They do this every year, and every year the national news media largely ignores it. Will the elite media report on it this year? Make some noise, and maybe they will. There are alternative...
