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The Shamelessness of Bankers
Some recent remarks by William Dudley, President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, are important. “There is evidence of deep-seated cultural and ethical failures at many large financial institutions," he said. And he was being civil.
Counting the Dollars the Rich Want Uncounted
Americans are gaining, ever so slowly, a more accurate picture of just how wide the gap has stretched between the nation's most fabulously privileged and everyone else.
The Senate Passes ENDA. What's Next?
The Employment Nondiscrimination Act passed in the Senate on Thursday, in a historic 64-32 vote. America has never been closer to protecting LGBT workers from discrimination on the job. Here’s what needs to happen next.
Investment In Manufacturing And Infrastructure Is Seed Corn Of Economy
Selling a country's seed corn can make you a huge pile of cash, and you'll have a private jet to fly to your own private island so you don't have to worry about what comes next.
Jobs Report: The Tragedy Continues
The October jobs report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed an economy that is going nowhere. The jobs calamity continues with no relief in sight. Congressional budget negotiations must focus address the jobs crisis.
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Jobs Report U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.3%; 204,000 Jobs Added [New York Times]: "The American government shutdown was barely evident in the October jobs report Friday, as private employers added positions at an unexpectedly robust pace. Employers added 204,000...
Jobs Report: 'Better Than Expected' Doesn't Change What We Must Do
The buzz today over a surprisingly positive jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics should not obscure the big picture. Job-seekers are still suffering because of reckless spending cuts and Republican legislative obstruction.
Obamacare: Playing Games, Getting Played Brian Beutler at Salon's take on what the media is missing with those Obamacare stories "In our haste to find human interest stories that contradict President Obama’s misleading claims about grandfathered insurance plans, the...
Speaker Boehner, Job Discrimination Is Not "Frivolous"
House Speaker John Boehner says he opposes the Employment Nondiscrimination Act because it will lead to “frivolous lawsuits” against employers. For the people who live with it every day, workplace discrimination is anything but frivolous.
NJ Minimum Wage Vote Shows Path To 2014,16 Victory
Often elections yield ambiguous results. Sometimes this is even intentional. The NJ vote makes it clear that We the People want the minimum wage increased. And it points the way to winning in 2014 and 2016.
