by Leo Gerard | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A century ago, Carl Sandburg dubbed Chicago the City of Big Shoulders: “hog butcher for the world, tool maker, stacker of wheat, player with railroads and the nation’s freight handler; stormy, husky brawling.” All of this was true of America itself as well: Nation of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Retirement Security
As Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is being celebrated by progressive Social Security advocates for posting a statement on Twitter late Friday that "I won't cut Social Security," let's not forget why it was important to get Clinton to go on the...
by Jim Hightower | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
One big difference between the rich and the poor in our country is that the rich don’t tend to have their drinking water poisoned by their own governor. Not that Republican Governor Rick Snyder personally dumped poison into Flint, Michigan’s water. But by dumping his...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Financial Reform
Secretary Hillary Clinton has accepted millions in "speaking fees" and campaign contributions from interest groups – most notably Wall Street firms – that she will be in a position to help or hurt as president. She promises that the money will not influence her if she...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 5, 2016 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Meet Ted Cruz, the Republican winner of the Iowa caucuses. He’s a liar, a jerk, and nobody who knows him remotely well — including his fellow Republicans and, quite possibly, his own family — appears to like him much. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) barely had time to bask in...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
From the moment he launched his presidential bid, conventional wisdom said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wouldn’t even get close to becoming president. This week Cruz won the Iowa Caucuses, and got a little closer to the White House. Here’s why that should scare you. Cruz’s...
