Health Care is Still the Number One Economic Issue
By David Akadjian / Daily Kos Since the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting, there’s been a lot of talk about reasonable gun violence prevention laws. If you look at surveys, most people support...
View ArticleDear Ohio: An Open Letter to the Bellwether State, Part 4
Dear Ohio, This is my fourth letter to you, my sister state, for we are all sons and daughters of this democracy, however embattled it now may be. And it must be remembered that in modern times, no...
View ArticleMay Day in Puerto Rico: Police Attack Anti-Austerity Protesters with Pepper...
Disaster capitalism hits Puerto Rico. PROMESA, the board appointed by Congress to oversee Puerto Rico's economy, is calling for, among other things, the privatization of the school system and a 10% cut...
View ArticleIs Bank of America ‘Just Following Orders’ by Asking Citizenship Status...
It’s not just ICE and local bigots harassing immigrants and people who they think might be immigrants anymore. Activists are claiming U.S. financial institutions, encouraged by the Department of...
View ArticleHow City Heights Is Trying To Protect Its Multicultural Roots | Video Worth...
KPBS’ Tarryn Mento reports that the City Heights Economic Development Collaborative is seeking California Cultural District designation for the Little Saigon area of City Heights. If successful it will...
View ArticleJudd Legum Explains the Stats That Voters Should Know About Trump’s Economy |...
Judd Legum presents three facts about the economy that will help to put into context any claims by this administration about how great the economy is doing. [Read more...]
View ArticleCensus Data: More Work, Less Pay for San Diegans
From the Center on Policy Initiatives More San Diegans were working in 2017, but their earnings lost ground. The median household income in the City of San Diego jumped to $76,662, up 5% from 2016,...
View ArticleHow the Wealthy Destroy Public Schools, One Gift at a Time
By Jeff Bryant / Campaign for America's Future News about wealthy folks giving millions to education draw both praise and criticism. But two new reports by public education advocacy groups reveal the...
View ArticleMemo to Democratic ‘Giga-Majority’ in Sacramento: Don’t Forget Who Sent You...
November’s Blue Wave gives California’s Democratic legislature the opportunity to do more than simply resist the Trumpian agenda. If they move wisely, the Golden State will serve as an example of...
View ArticleMounting the Assault on Big Gay and Other Drivel From SDSU’s Minimum Wage...
A congressional hearing on the economic consequences of a $15 hourly minimum wage was cancelled this week due to revelations about bigotry penned under the guise of satire by one of its primary...
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