by Robert Borosage | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
There’s no place like home. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won big last night in their home state of New York. Trump won 60.5 percent of the vote and 88 delegates, with John Kasich a distant second and New Yorkers giving Ted Cruz a good taste of their values – and a...
by Burning Issues Video | Apr 19, 2016 | Burning Issues, Climate
[fve]https://youtu.be/aGR1KS_HpVw[/fve] Given the threat of global climate change, the United States should not have a two-faced energy policy – encouraging green energy at home and encouraging fossil fuel exports abroad. Kyle Ash, senior legislative representative at...
by Burning Issues Video | Apr 18, 2016 | Burning Issues, Climate
[fve]https://youtu.be/gUqFqDm3668[/fve] Hydraulic fracturing – "fracking" – to extract oil and gas deposits deep underground is rapidly becoming a global concern, says Jesse Coleman, a research investigator for Greenpeace, in this Burning Issues video segment. The...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Governor Pat McCrory’s sleight of hand won’t fix North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, save his political career, or keep his state from hemorrhaging jobs and money. If it isn't repealed, the state might find itself literally "out of business." To hear Republican North...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Last year President Obama went to Nike headquarters to promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But Nike doesn't make shoes in the US, and TPP would force companies like New Balance to stop making shoes here. New Balance kept quiet about this, but now says the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
The House Republicans, who under the leadership of their new speaker, Rep. Paul Ryan, was supposed to prove this year that they could govern and not merely obstruct, has failed one of its most important tests. The Republicans are so divided they can't even bring their...
