Gaius Publius

Elizabeth Warren, speaking for the people. Who speaks for money? The Center for American Progress (image source; image artist; more images here)by Gaius PubliusI'll put the bottom line first. There is no way that Hillary Clinton is not a strong supporter of TPP and Fast Track.

Click image to enlarge; click here to contribute to Russ Feingold and other Blue America candidatesby Gaius PubliusWe recently discussed the "Fast Track" method by which Dodd-Frank legislation can be overturned without going th

Chuck Schumer in the 1960s, competing for James Madison High School on the It’s Academic television quiz show (source) by Gaius Publius Here's the Washington Post's headline:Schumer at Center of Democrats’ Trade DramaBut as the article makes clear, "Schumer is at the center of Dem trade drama" is

North America, in a world without glaciers (click to enlarge)by Gaius Publius While Fast Track and TPP sort themselves out in the Senate — another vote on which could come soon — I want to pass on some climate news from CNN.As you may know, I believe we have very little time to address the challenge of climate change.

"Progressive" Rep. Earl Blumenauer gets a Fast Track talking toby Gaius PubliusAs we reported, TPP lost its first major vote in the Senate when Fast Track enabling legislation (formally, "Trade Promotion Authority") failed to clear the 60-vote barrier:

UPDATE: Fast Track fails in the Senate, 52–45 (three senators not voting) U.S. Trade Deficit since 1960. NAFTA was signed in 1993.by Gaius PubliusAs we near critical votes in the House and Senate on Fast Track and TPP, I've been looking for a whip list, a list of who's likely to vote how.

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​A good day in the Sanders office. You can makeit a better day here. (Image credit AP; source)by Gaius PubliusMy headline has two parts (you can see it above) but the second is, for me, the most important and the most interesting.

by Gaius PubliusOne more sign that Bernie Sanders is ready and willing to take up the "Warren mantle" as a presidential candidate. If Warren were a candidate, she'd be taking Obama apart over TPP and the Nike visit, the way she's taken him to task as a senator.

Someone who thinks voters want a candidate "prepared take on the billionaire class" (you can help him here)by Gaius Publius I want to do a "just the facts, ma'am" piece with this information, because there are so many angles to it. But first an introduction, for context.We all know that there's a book out on Clinton cash (no link, but the google will show it to you) that looks for all the world like a right-wing hit job, and a clumsy one at that.