Katrina

New Orleans wasn’t just hit by a hurricane. It was hit by two decades of conservative ideology that treated environmental science like witchcraft, public infrastructure like an optional luxury, and federal disaster assistance like “an oversized entitlement program.” more »

Deliberately and maliciously, conservatives have been dismantling the checks, balances and transparency that made our country great. From suspect campaign contributions to illegal junkets, government now serves the wealthy few, not the American people as a whole. more »

Summary: In an effort to cut government spending, conservatives have neglected essential infrastructure needs. Deteriorating roads, airports, utilities have reduced America’s competitiveness in a globalized economy. more »

Summary: Conservatives' deregulation creates an incentive to unethical business strategies and inhuman employment practices. more »

So long as conservatives maintain governmental power, corporate welfare will run riot. Corporate executives are granted some special moral status as creators of wealth, a status that exempts them from the moral standards to which the rest of us are held. more »

Conservatives claim moral ends justify immoral means. This kind of subversion of law and order produces a culture rife with dishonesty, corruption, and dehumanization. more »

Conservatives propounds an ideology of fear. Conservatives’ inflammatory rhetoric allows them to ignore real risks. The result isn’t safety. It’s a protection racket. more »

Cronyism is instrumental to conservative ideology. Through free market fundamentalism and tax policies that favor the wealthy, conservatives maintain income inequality and pad the pocket of their friends. more »

Progressives understand it's not about big government or small government. It's about effective government. People who hate government can’t be trusted to govern. more »