by Richard Eskow | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Lately there's been a great deal of talk about finding a better Democratic message, one that will unify the party and energize voters. But how, exactly, can Democrats reconcile factions that include both the Wall Street-friendly Clintons (whose relationship with the...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision, The New Populism
Senator Charles Schumer sparked a back-alley Democratic Party brawl when he blamed the sinking fortunes of Democrats in 2014 on the administration’s 2009 decision to press forward on health care reform rather than staying focused on jobs and recovery. Schumer got the...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 2, 2014 | Progressive Vision
Editor’s Note: Following my posts about the Ferguson grand jury decision, a few people have asked why I — and many, many others — still say an injustice occurred. This series of posts attempts to offer some answers. St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch’s...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 1, 2014 | Progressive Vision
Editor’s Note: Following my posts about the Ferguson grand jury decision, a few people have asked why I — and many, many others — still say an injustice occurred. This series of posts attempts to offer some answers. “The process is broken,” said Brown family attorney...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 25, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., has reached the decision many of us dreaded, but fully expected. Now, we must forge our profound disappointment into determination to achieve lasting justice, in Ferguson and beyond. [fve]http://youtu.be/S0FZZJzkivY[/fve] The Ferguson...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The President’s historic executive action on immigration has been greeted with scripted Republican outrage, from threats to close the government (again), block all presidential appointees (what’s new?), and riots in the streets (see #coburnriots on twitter for...
