When Will Their Greed Be Sated?
In a well-functioning government, our representatives would evaluate policy based on facts and experience, and enact laws designed to actually improve people’s lives. But we do not have a well-functioning …
When Will the Recovery Benefit the Rest of Us?
The Trump administration likes to talk up the economy, consistently claiming credit for the recovery that started during the Obama administration and has remained on track through the first two …
Tom McClintock’s Hypocrisy About U.S. Debt
During the last administration, Tom McClintock – like every other Republican – talked a lot about the deficit, and the U.S.’s increasing debt. He warned of doom for all of …
Robbing the Poor to Give to the Rich, Again
This week, Trump unleashed his latest attack on the Nation’s workers, citing authority given to him by Congress to adjust pay due to “national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting …
As Predicted, the GOP Tax Cut Did Nothing to Help Workers
The GOP promised that its massive tax cut would boost the economy and lead to wage hikes. It didn’t. The evidence now seems clear that it just shifted more of …
Cruelty, Based on Lies
Our President wants us to believe that his policies are designed to keep us safe, but he’s lying to us. And he’s doing his best to build a government based …
Undocumented Immigrants Give More Than They Take
Facts matter, and as the President continues his near-constant scapegoating of and lying about the U.S.’s immigrant population while a complacent GOP watches and shrugs, we think it’s important to …
Wages Are Falling, and We Need to Fix It
Wages have been flat for decades, and last year was even worse. Despite the continuing trend of low unemployment, workers in key sectors – production and non-supervisory – saw their …
The Case Against McClintock
• He has promised to vote to cut Social Security even though 166,000 of his constituents depend on it, and that Social Security pumps $200 million a month into our …
The Republican Budget – another hit to local jobs!
Late this past summer, voters in California’s 4th Congressional District told researchers that growing the national and local economies—in order to provide good paying jobs—is among their highest priorities. Yet, …
The GOP Tax Scam: The Latest Threat to Education in California
As the President of the school board in a small rural district, I’m often asked to explain education funding in the Golden State. Because the issue is so complex, I’ve …
Republican Shift and Shaft Tax Scam
Recent polling shows that over half the country opposes the tax proposals currently being considered by Congress. Why? Because they know it’s really a “Shift and Shaft Tax Scam.” Here’s …