Christmas is a national holiday and has been since 1870. The holiday has a long history, not uncontroversial in its secular and religious versions. As Historian David Barton pointed out: “In colonial America, the southern regions that were more directly linked to High-Church traditions (e.g., Anglicans, Catholics, Episcopalians) celebrated Christmas; but the northern regions especially…
As soon as the new Congress is sworn in next year, the fight over Fast Track will begin. Start preparing now. [Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog | Dave Johnson | December 23, 2014] David Cay Johnston, explains in “Full Speed Ahead On Secretive Trade Deal”: (Note the ‘t’ in his last name.…
It is worth examining how the process was rigged to push that budget deal through Congress over the weekend that contained Citibank-written derivative deregulation and all kinds of other goodies for the rich and powerful. That’s because the “cromnibus” formula will be formalized in the next big deal, in a process called “fast track.” [Reposted…
Under billions of tons of imports, the American dream is suffocating. The American people have lost faith. They know that bad trade has bled factories, middle class jobs and wage increases from the country. [Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog | Leo Gerard | December 16, 2014] A report issued last week…
