by Robert Borosage | Jun 16, 2015 | Current Issues, Populism2015, Populist Majority
In the early stages of any presidential campaign, the race for money is accompanied by an “ideas primary” as candidates begin to frame the purpose and platform of their campaigns. What’s striking about the salad days of the 2016 race is that populism is leading the...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 12, 2015 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
In the world of Fox News, alleged and admitted sexual abusers of children get a pass, but African-American youth have to be “saints” to avoid police violence. What gives? Last week, Fox News broke its silence on the Josh Duggar molestation scandal, with an exclusive...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 5, 2015 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week, conservatives went out of their way to defend sexual abusers of children, both alleged and admitted, and showed that they have no idea how to treat a lady — especially if she happens to be transgender. The Hastert Rule When reports surfaced that former...
by Joshua Ferrer | Jun 5, 2015 | Education
An elementary school kitchen manager from Aurora, Colorado was fired this past Wednesday for providing hot meals to students who were not paid up on their school lunch accounts. “I had a first grader in front of me, crying, because she doesn’t have enough money for...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the April goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $40.9 billion, down from an enormouser, humongouser $51.4 billion in March. (March was revised to $50.6 billion in today's report.) The monthly U.S....
