by Dave Johnson | Mar 2, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade
Many people don't "get" Donald Trump's appeal, ascribing it to his racist, xenophobic talk. But there is another factor, a very strong one, and we had best pay attention. Trump is tapping into an economic anxiety felt by many, many Americans. Our trade policies are at...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 2, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Super Tuesday offered few surprises. Donald Trump won big, but not as big as he had hoped. Hillary Clinton won, but not as big as she had hoped, with Bernie Sanders winning four of 11 states. It is still early – only 15 states have voted – but views on these...
by Robert Reich | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
You are the captains of American industry, the titans of Wall Street, and the billionaires who for decades have been the backbone of the Republican Party. You’ve invested your millions in the GOP in order to get lower taxes, wider tax loopholes, bigger subsidies, more...
by Bernie Horn | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Democracy, This Is The GOP
As you know, on Wednesday the Supreme Court hears arguments on Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, a case that considers the constitutionality of a Texas anti-abortion law (HB 2). I write because you are obviously the swing vote. I am familiar with your record and...
by Leo Gerard | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog, China Currency Showdown, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
It’s lights out in Lorain on March 31. The town’s steel mill, site of a new electric arc furnace and $120 million investment, had given 1,200 Ohioans good middle-class jobs this time last year. But by April, a relentless avalanche of underpriced Chinese steel will...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
"Watch what we do, not what we say." - Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell, explaining that the Nixon administration will be pursuing a hidden agenda, no matter what they are telling the public. Forget everything the Obama administration is telling the public about...
