by Ethan Rome | Nov 13, 2013 | Conservatism, Health
In an effort to cynically score political points, the Republicans have taken up the cause of people who have received health insurance "cancellation" notices. The problem is that the Republicans aren't helping these people, they are exploiting them. They're peddling a...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 13, 2013 | Budget Talks, Conservatism, Economy, Retirement Security, The Jobs Challenge, The Sequester
The budget conference committee meets this week to hammer out a plan to avoid another government shutdown. So far, not so good. Committee co-chairs Rep. Paul Ryan (R, Wisc.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D, Wash.) are “struggling” to define the “parameters” of a “bipartisan...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 8, 2013 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
Seventeen years after failing by just one vote, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act passed in the Senate on Thursday, in a historic 64-32 vote. America has never been closer to prohibiting workplace discrimination against LGBT Americans. The majority of Americans...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 7, 2013 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision
House Speaker John Boehner says he opposes the Employment Nondiscrimination Act because it will lead to “frivolous lawsuits” against employers. For the people who live with it every day, workplace discrimination is anything but frivolous. Senate Majority Leader Harry...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 5, 2013 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision
It matters a lot that Terry McAuliffe won the election in the Virginia gubernatorial race Tuesday, but it also matters what McAuliffe didn't win – and what progressives thus must find a way to win in the political fights ahead. A major key to forging an enduring...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 5, 2013 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
This week the Senate will very likely a pass a bill prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination in the workplace. The President and a majority of the American people support it. Only the GOP stands in the way of an important step towards justice for all. The Employment...
