by Dave Johnson | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
“The United States has two separate banking systems today – one serving the well-to-do and another exploiting everyone else.” – Prof. Mehrsa Baradaran, author of "How the Other Half Banks." "Car title loan for $1,200.00. $300 a month interest. They are killing me and...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 11, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Faced with outrage against police violence, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel must decide whether he will turn crisis into an opportunity for accountability and healing for his city. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is famous for “Rahm’s Rule” of political crises management: “You...
by Chuck Collins | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
When should we be alarmed about so much wealth in so few hands? The Great Recession and its anemic recovery only deepened the economic inequality that’s drawn so much attention in its wake. Nearly all wealth and income gains since then have flowed to the top one-tenth...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The release of the video of Laquan McDonald’s death, and the murder charges against the Chicago police officer who killed him, show how much has changed since Ferguson, and how much still needs to change. This week, something happened that Chicago officials spent a...
by Jim Hightower | Nov 25, 2015 | Progressive Vision
Thanksgiving is here. Let’s eat! America’s most food-focused holiday traces its roots back to the abundant feast that Pilgrims and Indians enjoyed together in the fall of 1621. Only half of the Mayflower Pilgrims who’d arrived at Plymouth Rock the previous December...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
One year ago, Cleveland, Ohio police shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice within two seconds of encountering him. There is still no justice for Rice and his family. If the prosecutor has his way there will be no justice for Tamir Rice. On November 23, 2014, Tamir Rice did what...
