Global warming and its effect on climate change is real, and it’s frightening. While our political and corporate classes are joined at the hip and still

Progressive Voices Speaking Out
Global warming and its effect on climate change is real, and it’s frightening. While our political and corporate classes are joined at the hip and still
The financial meltdown of 2008 prompted many of us to look back to the decades after WWII for guidance—when Glass-Steagall kept banks in check,
In April, 2013, Renee Shur wrote a wonderful piece in the Occasional Planet entitled, “Dear MSNBC: Grow up, already.” She truly nailed it with
There was a time when I might have believed Chris Christie’s denials. I guess it’s still possible that he’s telling the truth, but I
The first significant economic figure that came out in the wake of the government shutdown and near collision with the debt limit was the
As part of his Great Society Program in the mid to late 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded Congress to enact the Model Cities
I’ve done some traveling in recent days, and when it comes to travel, these days are not ordinary. The federal government is closely watching
The presidency seems to becoming more and more of a burden for Barack Obama, even though we are only halfway into the first year
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released statistics on eleven cities where workers are disappearing. Note that workers disappearing is different from jobs
America’s failure to invest in its infrastructure is a national disgrace. I think most of us can agree on that. But it’s very hard