by Alex Lawson | Sep 2, 2009 | Blog
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by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 2, 2009 | Blog
Top execs in high finance, says the Institute for Policy Studies, have turned hard times — for the American people — into a springboard for still another round of huge pay windfalls. Is the CEO pay bubble now beyond popping? Researchers at the Institute for Policy...
by Eric Lotke | Sep 2, 2009 | Blog
Today’s “Productivity and Costs” data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics contain what looks like good news. “Labor productivity increased at a 6.6 percent annual rate during the second quarter of 2009.” The Associated Press adds context to the data: “Worker...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 2, 2009 | Blog
As Congress returns from its summer recess, President Obama, slipping in the polls, assailed on all sides by the carpers, faces a strategic choice: Lead the charge, rally Democrats, and push forward on his agenda, starting with health care reform or trim his sails and...
by Tula Connell | Sep 2, 2009 | Blog