by Dave Johnson | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The notorious Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) corporate-rights agreement is opposed by the Democratic candidate for President, the Republican candidate for President, the Democratic Party platform, all labor unions, thousands of citizen groups like faith, human...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
It’s 3:00am. Do you know what your presidential candidate is doing? Apparently, Donald Trump was up at 3:00am on Twitter, directing his supporters to check out an alleged sex tape. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Donald Trump, candidate for slut shame and smut peddler in...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The candidates discussed "trade" for a few minutes during the first presidential debate on Monday. Once again the opportunity for a meaningful dialogue on an important issue slipped away. Where do we go from here? That was the subject of a teleconference Wednesday...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
Little Zianna Oliphant, speaking through her tears at a city council meeting in Charlotte, said more about what’s really happening with policing in black communities than Donald Trump did in 90 minutes at Monday nights debate. The candidates had a lot to say, at last...
by Frank Clemente | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Tax Reform, This Is The GOP
As usual, Donald Trump stretched, distorted and outright denied the truth in the debate Monday night. Some of his biggest whoppers were about taxes: both his own and his plans for everyone else’s. Here are the five most wrong-headed things Trump said about taxes:...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 27, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
This was undoubtedly the first presidential debate in history to include a mention of Rosie O’Donnell. Even grading on a curve – something the press tends to do with Donald Trump – the Republican fared poorly. Democrat Hillary Clinton took him down on one character...
