by Terrance Heath | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
The lack of convictions in Freddie Gray’s death was not a vindication of Baltimore police. The Department of Justice’s scathing report of its probe of the Baltimore police force laid bare the structural racism that poisoned policing in the city, and ultimately led to...
by Mehrdad Azemun | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
In a campaign that every week finds new ways to go beyond the pale, Donald Trump's speech Monday on "radical Islam" and immigration in Youngstown, Ohio hit a new, dangerous low – even for Trump. The event was, in many respects, quite unremarkable. The candidate...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
This week, a policy debate threatened to break out in the presidential campaign. Amid the insults (“crooked Hillary,” “unfit Trump”), purblind lunacy and rolling scandals, invented and real, the two presidential candidates traveled to Michigan to lay out contrasting...
by Kathy Mulady | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Beyond the bright lights of the presidential election, an almost unnoticed but potentially more critical political wave is becoming visible in state and local elections, as a growing number of progressive candidates, rising out of the grassroots, win key election...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Aug 9, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Last week was a bad one for Donald Trump. While the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign feeds on media scandals, the last few days have been over the top: fights with the family of a slain Muslim American soldier and top Republican leadership, potential leaks...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Current Issues, Economy, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
Tuesday's post, A "Look At Clinton And Trump’s Promises To Spend To Boost Economy," said Trump's infrastructure plan was nothing more than a promise with no details. "We will build the roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, and the railways of tomorrow. This, in...
