by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 15, 2016 | Conservatism, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
The fiscal 2017 People's Budget was formally unveiled Tuesday by leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the same day that House Republicans released their own dystopian spending plan – and found that conservatives were criticizing it for not being austere...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
Polls are open Tuesday in four cities that are listed among the 10 "worst cities for black Americans" and two of "America's most segregated cities," according to reports published last year by 24/7 Wall St. The four worst cities for black people are all in Illinois....
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 14, 2016 | Climate, People's Budget
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus will formally unveil their fiscal 2017 People's Budget on Tuesday, and when they do one of the key features they will tout is an aggressive plan to shift the country to a green energy future. "Climate change is no longer...
by Digby | Mar 14, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
I wrote this for Salon this morning: This past week we saw an escalation in the building of Donald Trump's authoritarian campaign for president. After a tumultuous week in before in which he won big after having refused to disavow the KKK, he appeared on the debate...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Having failed to stop Donald Trump, and facing the really possibility of a contested convention, or even a Trump nomination, Republicans are looking for someone to blame. So, who are they blaming? Barack Obama, of course. National Journal’s Josh Kraushaar wrote that...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
[fve]https://youtu.be/r9QZTAU3AhQ[/fve] The rise of Donald Trump in the Republican Party has been fertilized by the failed promises of 50 years of conservative ideology, according to E.J. Dionne, syndicated columnist and author of a new book, "Why the Right Went...
