by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 23, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The triumph of Justin Trudeau in the Canadian prime minister election on Sunday over the incumbent conservative government prompted one prominent New York Times columnist on Thursday to suggest that the Republican Party political template of demonizing immigrants and...
by Jim Hightower | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
House Republicans are in turmoil. House Speaker John Boehner gave up his position because he couldn’t stand the job anymore. Next in line was Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who started running but quickly backed off. Rep. Paul Ryan says he’s thinking about taking the job, even...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Current Issues, This Is The GOP
The House GOP’s disarray shows that the party may be a danger to itself. The GOP’s political brinksmanship is danger to the nation’s economy and the American people. A coalition of progressive organizations is tweeting against right-wing budget mayhem. On Tuesday, the...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Financial Reform
How do we fix Wall Street, a.k.a. "the banks"? How do the candidates compare? This question came up in the first Democratic debate and there has been lots of online commentary on this since. The first place to look, of course, is CAF's Candidate Scorecard. "The...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 19, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Election 2016
In contrast to the Republican clown shows they call debates, last Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate was serious and focused on policy. It let the public know that there are still adults at work trying to help deal with the country's real problems. It helped the...
by Bill Scher | Oct 19, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Sixteen years ago, in the autumn of 1999, a budget impasse was pushing the federal government toward, whaddya know, a government shutdown. Faced with expected budget surpluses, the Republican-controlled Congress decided it would be a good time to cut spending by...
