by Leo Gerard | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision, Trade
The spirit of the season is generosity. Eight toys for Hanukkah. A partridge in a pear tree and 11 other quirky presents. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. It’s the thought that counts. And the thought is good-hearted. That’s why the season works so well. To...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
In a country with a Constitution beginning with the words, "We the People," should our economy work for all of us instead of just a few of us? You would think it should work for We the People, but example after example shows how it is actually rigged to work for only...
by Harvey J Kaye | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Commencement Address at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay – December 19, 2015 [fve]https://youtu.be/myYP72glMwY[/fve] Commencement speakers usually call on graduates to embrace the future. But I’m going to call on you to do something else: I am going to urge you...
by Bill Moyers | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Television news has gone off its rocker and turned our politics into the equivalent of a freak show’s hall of mirrors. The networks have grasped Donald Trump to their collective bosom like the winner of one of those misogynistic,...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Democracy, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
Republicans put a surprise sneak law into the big, last-minute "omnibus" budget bill: It bans the administration from making companies and "charities" disclose who is putting up the baksheesh money for political campaigns. The president has to sign it or the...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Eighteen million Americans watched as Republican presidential candidates savaged Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton incessantly in their “Fear and Loathing” debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Now Democrats will have their turn on Saturday night in New Hampshire. Saturday...
