by Robert Borosage | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
The Washington Post on Saturday reported that Hillary Clinton has launched “an intense press to stockpile campaign dollars in the final days of the quarter, aiming to build a war chest big enough to eclipse what is expected to be a healthy fundraising haul by Sen....
by Bernie Horn | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
Pope Francis on Saturday delivered a homily at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Billed as an address on religious freedom, conservatives hoped and expected the Pope to praise their hard-line opposition to abortion, contraception and LGBT rights. Right-wingers could...
by Keith Ellison | Sep 23, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
This week the Pope, the world's most influential religious leader, is speaking to the world's most powerful legislature. The Pope's message of helping the poor, healing the planet, and balancing the scales of justice is a timely call to action. People everywhere will...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 23, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
As Pope Francis brings his powerful message on poverty to America, the U.S. Census Bureau’s report on poverty rates reminds us that our efforts to fight poverty are working, but we’re still not doing enough. Safety net programs — like food stamps, Social Security and...
by Leo Gerard | Sep 22, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
Last week, Scott Walker one-upped the gang of GOP presidential candidates all jostling for the coveted Republican title of Best Billionaire Bootlicker. He accomplished that by announcing with pomp and fanfare that, unlike those other Republican pansies, a President...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 22, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States begins with his arrival in Washington D.C. on Tuesday afternoon. From the nation’s capital he goes to its economic capital, New York City, before concluding his trip with a visit to the nation’s birthplace in...
