by Robert Borosage | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Bernie Sanders is ignored by the media, dismissed by the pundits and the president, but he keeps on rising. Donald Trump continues to outrage, generating well-deserved condemnation in the media, opposition of panicked Republican poobahs and a barrage of negative ads...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 22, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Steven Pearlstein, in the ominously titled "What Bernie Sanders would do to America" at The Washington Post, warns that asking our government to do things like raising the minimum wage to $15, extending public education by four years, providing Medicare-for-All and...
by Thomas Palley | Mar 21, 2016 | Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The Democratic Party establishment has recently found itself discomforted by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign to return the party to its modern roots of New Deal social democracy. The establishment’s response has included a complex coupling of elite media and elite...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 17, 2016 | Conservatism, Jobs and Growth, People's Budget, Progressive Vision
[fve]https://youtu.be/hPrUKRNCptQ[/fve] The decision by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to not increase interest rates right now beyond their current 0.25 to 0.5 percent range is a testament to the fragility of the slow economic recovery the United States is now...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 16, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
The 24-hour closure of the number one transit system in the nation sent Washington into panic, and underscored the importance of investing in transportation infrastructure. Yes, you read that right. In February, the financial analytics firm SmartAsset dove into Census...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 16, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
As expected, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won big in the “Mini Super Tuesday” primaries Tuesday. On the Republican side, the outsiders – Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz – will brawl all the way into what still may be a contested convention. On the Democratic side,...
