by Richard Eskow | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCWSHtQ5CM] In a recent televised conversation, Thom Hartmann and I discussed the Congressional Progressive Caucus' proposed federal budget. The "People's Budget" would create 8.8 million new jobs, rebuild our crumbling...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, People's Budget
Over at Real Clear Politics, I explain why Republicans are taking a big risk by committing themselves to balancing the budget in a nine-to-10 year timeframe, without raising revenue or significantly affecting the military. The result is a budget that would completely...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 20, 2015 | People's Budget, Progressive Vision
A new progressive platform for "Building a Movement for People and the Planet" was published this week by the Campaign for America's Future and National People's Action. That platform lays out 12 key planks of a progressive agenda that the two organizations expect to...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
Last week's post, Will Media Continue Its Blackout Of Progressive Budget? made a simple point: the media just will not let the public know that there is a progressive budget alternative and what it includes. I asked, "Next week, progressives in Congress will release...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, People's Budget
It's not often that I find myself agreeing with a congressional Republican on fiscal matters, but it's hard to argue with a recent statement from Rep. Rob Woodall (R-Ga.) of the House Budget Committee. “A budget is a moral document,” said the Georgia Republican. “It...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 18, 2015 | Economy, People's Budget
The Congressional Progressive Caucus officially released its "People's Budget: A Raise for America" today outside a chilly Capitol, as representatives of key progressive supporters stood beside Progressive Caucus co-chairs Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Keith Ellison...