Economy
The All-Too-Real Costs Of Free Trade To Average Americans
Free trade is not always a win-win proposition. It can be win-win under some circumstances, but it can also be a losing proposition under other circumstances. For the United States, the latter has too often been the case.
Rand Paul Can't Erase the GOP's War On Women, Or Its Consequences
Rand Paul's time warp to Bill Clinton's sex scandal won't erase the reality of the Republican party's "war on women," or its consequences for women, families, and communities across the country.
On Key Progressive Policies, Obama Has A Mandate
The latest polling shows President Obama wins, and Democrats in Congress will win, with a progressive populist economic agenda. And they need not shy away from highlighting Republican obstruction and wrong-headed priorities.
The State of the Union: Give America A Raise
The president's State of the Union address drew clear lines against Republican obstruction. But the president also suggested that the economic crisis was behind us. He'll have a hard time selling that.
Sordid Tale of Bob McDonnell Totally Explains Income Inequality
America’s 1 percent is short-circuiting democracy with Rolex watches and unlimited campaign cash, ensuring the rich get richer and everyone else gets poorer – in other words, engineering income inequality.
"Inequality Doesn’t Just Happen. The 1% Make It Happen"
Elites believe that all that matters is that the possibility exists for someone to get rich. After all, that's their highest value, so it must be that for everyone. But acquiring great wealth isn't the holy grail for most people.
High in the Alps at Davos, Plutocrats Play at Pondering
At the annual Davos retreat of our global elites, the world’s wealthy have just spent a week wringing their hands over widening inequality. The irony? We essentially owe this widening inequality to their relentless behaviors.
The 5 Things We Want to Hear in The State of the Union
Economic inequality doesn't just happen. It's manufactured through bad economic policies that make the rich even richer. That can change, if our president lays out a bold and aggressive economic agenda to reverse these policies.
Explanation is Eloquence: What The State Of the Union Should Say
President Obama faces a skeptical people as he prepares his State of the Union address, most of whom are convinced the country is on the wrong track. He must show them once more he is on their side.
Getting Trade Right Instead of Fast
Here's what President Obama should say about fast-track authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the State of the Union: I’m dropping my request that Congress give me fast track authority. I’d rather get it right than get it fast.
