by Dave Johnson | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
When you hear people saying that "even the IMF" is recommending economic actions that might help regular people, that's a sign that something big is going down. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is known as a neoliberal organization that pushes privatization of...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday departed from the running exchange of insults with Donald Trump to present her strategy to create an economy “that works for everyone, not just those at the top.” Clinton presented herself as a...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 22, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But she has also said she will not lobby members of Congress to vote against it. Meanwhile, President Obama continues to push for a vote on TPP in the...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 21, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
In the United States "We the People" are supposed to have a say in how we are governed, right? So shouldn't we have a say in how we are governed? President Obama, Wall Street and the giant, multinational corporations are pushing – and pushing hard – for a vote in...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 21, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
Using rape-and-pillage corporate practices favored by Wall Street, Donald Trump made himself billions while swindling and bankrupting untold numbers of hourly workers and small businesses. In recounting his "deal-making" experience, Trump says the important thing is...
by Burning Issues Video | Jun 21, 2016 | Blog, Burning Issues, Defense/Foreign Policy
[fve]https://youtu.be/3V4mFLSajK0[/fve] In order to eliminate the threat of ISIS, the United States has to support eliminating the conditions that have led people in Syria and Iraq to conclude that ISIS is the lesser of two evils, says Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the...
