On Equal Pay Day, We Could Use Some Sunshine
The Paycheck Fairness Act would bring wage inequities out of the shadows into the light of day, and empower its victims and the federal government to hold employers accountable.
Author: Isaiah J. Poole
Privatization Panacea? It’s Not Proving True For Some D.C. Bus Riders
A report that 95 percent of the D.C. Circulator buses that serve the downtown and tourist areas of the city have safety problems is held up as the latest example of the fallacy of privatization.
Bernie Sanders Is Right To Slam GE’s Immoral Tax Gamesmanship
It is stunning that supporters of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would stand up for General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt in the face of GE’s record of tax avoidance.
Getting Over Our ‘Amnesia’ About The Value Of An Activist Government
Jacob Hacker’s latest book examines the history of shared prosperity through an activist government that conservatives have worked hard to make us forget and that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is working to reclaim.
Even Centrist Third Way Gets It: We Need To Spend Big On Infrastructure
Third Way is helping to mainstream the same kind of jumpstart in job-producing investment called for by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Panama Papers Controversy Offers An Opportunity To Push For Transparency
The disclosure of records from Panama’s Mossack Fonesca offers a wider view into the world of shadowy shell companies used by the wealthy to hide wealth. Legislation awaits action in Congress that would help address this issue.
Five (of Many) Ways This GOP Budget Would Do Real Harm
The House Republican budget closely mirrors what would face the country if a Republican wins the White House. In a video, Jasmine Tucker of the National Priorities Project discusses what the impact of the budget would be.
The Candidate Police Reform Activists Propelled To Victory In Chicago
If Kim Foxx wins in the general election for Cook County, Ill., state’s attorney, that would mean a grassroots progressive-backed advocate would be in place to do battle against a long history of police misconduct.
Stoke Job Growth Or Choke It? The GOP Makes The Wrong Choice Again
The People’s Budget formally released this week by the Congressional Progressive Caucus is not a symbolic exercise. It is central to a debate that the country must have to challenge economic thinking in both political parties.
People’s Budget Formally Unveiled Amid GOP Dystopia and Dysfunction
Competing budgets offer a sharp contrast between the progressive vision of a government working to strengthen working families and a conservative vision of government that all but abandons struggling people.