by Terrance Heath | Feb 25, 2016 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
In the 2016 presidential primary, Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders can't afford to take African-American votes for granted. With the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary behind them, both Clinton and Sanders are vying for the...
by Robert Reich | Feb 24, 2016 | Current Issues, Progressive Vision
Step back from the campaign fray for just a moment and consider the enormity of what’s already occurred. A 74-year-old Jew from Vermont who describes himself as a democratic socialist, who wasn’t even a Democrat until recently, has come within a whisker of beating...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 24, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Donald Trump barged to victory in the Nevada caucuses Tuesday night. He won big – pluralities of voters of every age, every level of education, both genders, every racial and ethnic group, evangelicals. He now has won New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. He holds...
by Bill Scher | Feb 23, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
After three presidential contests, there is a striking trend in the Democratic entrance and exit polls: Far more Democrats call themselves "liberal" than eight years ago. In Iowa, the percentage of voters identifying as "very" or "somewhat" liberal jumped from 54...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Here are five takeaways from the Republican primary in South Carolina and the Democratic caucuses in Nevada. 1. Populism Is Still Rising The populist revolt in both parties continues to build. In South Carolina, Donald Trump scorned George W. Bush, who is immensely...
by Emily Schwartz Greco | Feb 18, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Progressive Vision
Bleak news for fossil fuels is piling up higher than an icy Washington snowbank in the capital’s most precipitation-challenged state. Peabody Energy, the nation’s biggest coal company, is limping toward bankruptcy after its shares sank 99 percent over the past two...
