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That Was The Week That Was
This came out Thursday, but it was so depressing that I didn't want to post it: The number of people applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week to the highest level in three months. It's a sign that the job market remains depressed. The Labor...
Look Whos Soured on Economic Inequality
Mainstream economists all around the world used to assume that equality acted as a drag on economic growth and development. Not anymore, as new International Monetary Fund analyses make quite clear. U.S. politicos, of course, have yet to catch up to the new global...
Killing Us Softly
Yesterday some prominent people signed a letter urging the so-called "Super Committee" to "go big" on cuts to the Federal budget. Many of these people would describe themselves as "moderate" and "centrist." Some would call themselves liberal. I've met a few of them...
Jobs Speech In A Democracy -- What Do Polls Show The Public Wants
As President Obama prepares to give a major speech on jobs before a joint session of Congress, what does the public think the country should do? The public wants jobs created to fix our crumbling infrastructure, paid for by tax increases on Wall Street and the...
The White House Wont Touch Social Security Great Now About Medicare
Washington, DC felt like a city on a deathwatch this week, after a series of White House news leaks said the President would announce cuts to Medicare and Social Security benefits next Monday. One plan was to raise the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security....
Raising the Medicare Age Discussing this Terrible Awful Not-So-Good Idea With Sam Seder
Here's an interview we did with Sam Seder today (Monday) on his Majority Report show. It's about raising the Medicare eligibility age. Great discussion (it's always a great show): Richard Eskow on Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age: Sam Seder's Majority Report 9 12...
Raising the Medicare Age 8 Reasons Its the Worst Presidential Bargain Since 1854
When it comes to the "Grand Bargain" they're pushing in Washington, the movie posters for The Fly said it best: Be afraid. Be very afraid. Othe people are using our lives as bargaining chips. Whether it's the so-called Congressional "Super Committee" or the...
Progressive Breakfast - 9/16/2011
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: Social Security...
Infrastructure Work Is Needed And People Need The Work
We've been deferring maintenance of our infrastructure since the Reagan tax cuts - never mind modernizing to restore American competitiveness. It is something that has to be done anyway, and here we are with so many people needing work. It's just nuts. Millions of...
Corporations Lose Love Of Secret Ballot After NLRB Proposal For Fair Union Elections
The NLRB proposes streamlining union elections. Companies that were for secret ballots last year are now against it. Conservatives say removing barriers to elections "rams elections through" and " foist unions on workers" and that We, the People (government) shouldn't...
