by Robert Borosage | Feb 12, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Thursday night’s Democratic debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin once more featured strong performances from both candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Each consolidated the support of his or her followers. Neither suffered a blow that would damage their...
by Larry Cohen | Feb 11, 2016 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
After seven years of secretive negotiations, the presidential primary has finally dragged the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) from the shadows. And just in time. The TPP is called a “trade” deal, but it’s really a deal to make trade more profitable for corporations...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Robert Borosage explores the meaning for progressives of Bernie Sanders' resounding popular-vote win in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary and the political jockeying in the contests ahead. In this one-hour discussion sponsored by the Public Leadership...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism, Democracy, Economy, This Is The GOP
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is just the tip of the iceberg. We are living in a nation of Flints, thanks to racial bias, economic inequality, austerity and conservative governance. We can’t afford to kid ourselves about what it will take to fix it. Clean water...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 10, 2016 | Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Is Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) electable? As Sanders has surged in the polls, supporters of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are issuing increasingly dire warnings about his general election prospects. On websites like Vox, many political scientists agree:...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
“We have sent a message that will resound from Wall Street to Washington,“ presidential candidate Bernie Sanders exulted last night, after drubbing Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary. On the Republican side, Donald Trump won convincingly as predicted. The...
