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Certainly, when he reflects back on his ministry today, my dad expresses greatest remorse for the Southern Baptist churchs reactionary positions and actions on the matter of race.. In 1972, he still had time in office to kick and beat to death in a Tavares jail cell Tommie J. Vickers, an intellectually-disabled African American prisoner who made the mistake of not having the self-control to avoid smarting off to a real southern... Obama To Visit Nike To Promote TPP. Wait��.
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TRADE FORCES BATTLE IT OUT IN OREGON: Oregon continues to be a focal point in the battle over trade policy, with Obama scheduled to make the case for his trade agenda at a Nike factory in Portland on Friday. A new coalition of state businesses called.
Obama To Visit Nike To Promote the TPP. Wait, NIKE? Really?
Phil Knight, head of Nike, is now worth $23 billion because Americas trade policies encourage companies like Nike to create and move jobs outside of the U.S. The 23rd-richest American is one more symbol of the kind of inequality that results. Nike? Really? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday publicly asked President Obama to cancel his planned trip to the Nike headquarters. ���Nike epitomizes why disastrous unfettered free-trade policies during the past four��.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 4/21/2015.
The first is that NOAA today released a floor risk mapping tool that allows communities to map their location and add layers to visualize the impacts of different flood scenarios on their populations and infrastructure.. This is an example of how the administration can continue to advance what we consider to be and what the world considers to be a top priority, which is dealing with the impacts of climate change in a way that makes communities more resilient in the face��.
Dave Frohnmayer dies at 74 after a career as one of Oregons most.
Frohnmayer did not avoid all controversy in his long career. In 2000, he came under fire for his handling of a labor monitoring agreement that had angered Nike co-founder Phil Knight, a major donor to UO athletics. And as a lawyer, after his retirement.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 5/1/2015
I can tell you that, as evidenced by the Presidents meeting yesterday, he is personally involved in making the case to Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill, in both the House and the Senate, about why they should be supportive of trade promotion.
Nigerian power shift leaves lucrative lobbying contracts in limbo
The transfer of power between Jonathan, a Christian member of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Buhari, a Muslim member of the All Progressives Congress, is a historic one. President Obama on Wednesday commended the two leaders for encouraging a .
Extreme secrecy eroding support for Obamas trade pact.
Officials from the White House and the United States trade representatives office say theyve gone farther than ever before to provide Congress the information it needs and that the transparency complaints are just the latest excuse for. ���I have great respect for the critics, many of whom have shown great leadership on progressive causes, and I look forward to a continued dialogue with members of Congress based on facts and substance,��� Froman told POLITICO.
Obama guidance, press schedule, May 2, 3, 2015. Camp David
On Friday, the President will attend an event held at Nike headquarters to discuss how workers will benefit from progressive, high-standards trade agreements that would open up new markets and support high-quality jobs both for Oregon small businesses.
Nike says it will create 10000 US jobs if trade deal passes
(USA TODAY) -- President Obama will take his campaign for a free trade deal to the headquarters of Nike Friday, where hes extracted a pledge from the worlds largest athletic shoe company that it will hire 10,000 workers in the United States over the.
OBAMA: Elizabeth Warren is wrong on trade - Business.
Prosecutor tied to chokehold case wins NY special election. Business.. Warren, one of the most high-profile populist voices in Congress, has warned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could undermine US sovereignty. Warren. But Obama said his progressive critics should trust him on the issue. I would. And when you hear folks make a lot of suggestions about how bad this trade deal is, when you dig into the facts, they are wrong, he said Tuesday. Obama��.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Furious Over GOP Support For Indiana Religious.
What happened in Indiana should be a teachable moment for us. Schwarzenegger served as California governor from 2003 to 2011. His position on gay marriage evolved over his tenure in office. He vetoed attempts to legalize same-sex marriage in 2005 .
President Obama will attend trade event at Nike on Friday.
President Barack Obama will promote his drive for an international trade pact with the Pacific Rim nations at Nike headquarters near Beaverton on Friday, May 8.
The 2016 Blast: Between Black Rock and a hard place
But those involved should know that in his view its completely unacceptable, and that no consultant who makes a living attacking members of his conference who are running for reelection should expect to do any business with the party committees.
The 99 Percent: Why Are They Barely Treading Water?
The spectacular decrease in the progressivity of the income tax in the United States and Britain since 1980, even though both countries had been among the leaders in progressive taxation after World War II, probably explains much of the increase in the.
For Dems, a star is born?
���Hes not the sort of paradigm you might look for when people think of a progressive politician,��� said Dean, who helped campaign across New England for his brother, former presidential contender Howard Dean. ���But Malloy has been down in the trenches.���.
POTUS, Would You Let Your Daughters Work 4 Nike in.
While progressive Nike does disclose the names and addresses of the factories they use in Vietnam, they and the Vietnamese government have colluded to make darn sure that NO information is available regarding actual working conditions and wages inside those factories. Never in all. Nike is truly the canary in the coal mine, pointing us to what unfettered ���free trade��� looks like, and what the world will look like under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).In the year��.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 5/1/2015.
Also, today the Justice Department said that it would be making $20 million available for the purchase of body cameras, and this is part of the $75 million that Obama announced in December to be rolled out over three years.. there is a pretty clear choice to be made, and its -- again, this is the case that the President makes to Democrats and to progressives who say that they are more concerned about the impact of these trade agreements in middle-class workers.
Your Friday Briefing
The president makes his trade case. President Obama is in Oregon today, pitching a Pacific trade bill at the headquarters of Nike, which was criticized in the 1990s for outsourcing American jobs to Asia. Nike executives will announce that they would.
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���The cops dont want us here,��� Ernie Soto, 34, who lay in a blanket near where the shooting took place, said Monday morning. ���They tried to make an. ���This is one of the most progressive forces anywhere in the world,��� Mr. Garcetti said. ���Is this a.
Obama Schedule || Thursday, May 7, 2015
On Friday, the President will attend an event held at Nike headquarters to discuss how workers will benefit from progressive, high-standards trade agreements that would open up new markets and support high-quality jobs both for Oregon small businesses.
Anti-trade Dems not reaching out to Republican counterparts
The U.S. Trade Representatives office refuted the Democrats claims: Our trade agenda is about supporting jobs through expanding Made in America exports. TPP will be the most progressive trade agreement in history,��.
Mike Pence Dodges Criticism By Calling Critics Intolerant. That Dog Wont Hunt.
But youre not tolerant of us! Gotcha! There is so much confusion tied up in that defense, it might seem senseless to even try to untangle it. In terms of the ever-growing national support for LGBT rights, especially, the argument sounds like the death.
The Five Political Stories to Watch in 2015 - NBC News.com
When you reach a point where youre thinking about running for president, as I am, what you have to make your decision on is not on who else is running, he said... One of the most important - but also underreported - stories has been the rapid improvement in the U.S. economy... Just do it: Obama heads to Nike for trade push. The president is in Oregon today to visit Nikes headquarters as he continues to press lawmakers on a massive 12-nation trade deal.
Obama Schedule || Monday, May 4, 2015 ��� New York City
On Friday, the President will attend an event held at Nike headquarters to discuss how workers will benefit from progressive, high-standards trade agreements that would open up new markets and support high-quality jobs both for Oregon. The President will also make the case that strong bipartisan trade promotion legislation ��� introduced this month by Senators Ron Wyden and Orrin Hatch ��� is an important step to ensure our trade policy works for the middle class��.
Obama, at Nike HQ, makes progressive case for trade
President Obama dressed his campaign for free trade in the clothing of middle class economics Friday, appealing to his liberal base to support a Pacific trade deal he said would help American workers. Speaking at the world headquarters of Nike Friday.
Fast Track moving, teachers walk, the $15 difference��� | The.
In the Washington Post ��� U.S. Chamber, AFL-CIO clash at Senate hearing over Obamas free trade push ��� Big business and organized labor squared off Tuesday over President Obamas trade agenda, as a key Senate committee. high court Monday on education funding progress ��� The state Attorney Generals office will update the state Supreme Court Monday on the Legislatures progress toward complying with a contempt order in an education-funding case.
Gaius Publius: Ron Wyden, Progressives and the TPP.
The free trade agreement, which would involve 12 Asia-Pacific countries���including the U.S. along with countries like Mexico, Japan and Canada���could account for 40 percent of global GDP and one-third of all world trade.. Wydens support for the partnership has led the Oregon wing of the Working Families Party, a minor political party that supports progressive candidates and causes, to challenge Wyden in his next Senate race in 2016, the partys state director��.
Economists View: Fairness and Tax Policy -- A Response.
Progressives must make it clear that they support the premise of fair compensation for the contributions of each individual, but dispute the notion that fairness is best achieved by an extreme laissez-faire version of capitalism. Ill start. While Mankiw is fair enough to briefly acknowledge that one could make a Just Deserts case for progressive taxation, his main argument is that fairness would favor Joe the Plumbers preferred (less progressive) tax plan over Obamas.
Obama woos Democrats to back Pacific free trade accord.
Obama highlighted the trade pact during meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week, and he will travel to Portland, Ore., on May 8 to tout the economic benefits during an appearance at Nike headquarters, the White House said.. The report aimed to contest the argument from labor unions and progressives that previous trade pacts, most notably the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement, have led to significant outsourcing for U.S. companies��.
How the NBA Is Winning at Social Media
Behind us is the Calvin Klein Courtside Club, a luxury restaurant with customers who look like they should be focused on a Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg app, only now they all seem very focused on mini sliders and crab legs. As time drags on.
Neoliberalism and OWS ��� Crooked Timber
Whats important is that, once upon a time, there were debates about trade liberalization ��� globalization ��� that used to divide neoliberals and liberals and progressives. Basically, the neoliberals... In case John hasnt noticed, Obama has ignored even semi-trade agreement supporters like Reich and Krugman, let alone Rich Trumka of the AFL-CIO and Lori Wallach of Public Citizen, who Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Biden and Clinton simply hate. Really, John, they hate��.