Today, the Senate will again vote to open debate on Fast Track for the TPP, after the Dems cut a deal yesterday. Nicole discusses that development with The Hill columnist Brent Budowsky. Plus Down with Tyranny/Blue America's Howie Klein weighs in on the problems with Democrats
Kudos to the good people of Wisconsin for taking to the streets and standing up to their dictatorial new governor who wants to strip collective bargaining rights from state workers. John Nichols is the Washington correspondent for The Nation, though he lives in Wisconsin. He wrote about what's happening there, and joined us for a few minutes this morning to tell us about it too. As democracy is spreading virally thought the middle east, I'm hoping that people in the US will take notice of what's happening in Wisconsin and follow their lead. To be continued... And although I'm not [...]
Election day is less than a week off, and the times they are a-changing. If we really want to head off the corporatocracy that's already in place, it's more important than ever to get out and vote! With six days left, my conversation with Howie Klein of DownWithTyranny and the Blue America PAC was more important than ever. We discussed the role of Blue Dogs in the House and how we'd probably be better off without most of them (yet how the DCCC keeps funneling money into their campaigns, but not to those of progressives who stand a chance of [...]