by Bill Scher | May 5, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
With a new wave of populism rising, the Campaign for America's Future has announced that tickets are on sale for "The New Populism Conference," convening May 22 in Washington and featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Starting at 9 a.m. at the Washington Court Hotel near...
by Bill Scher | May 5, 2014 | Blog
[fve]http://youtu.be/4TDrqn4U3OE[/fve] Yesterday the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation presented former President George H. W. Bush with its "Profile In Courage" award in honor of his decision to risk his political future and compromise with Democrats by raising...
by Bill Scher | May 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
America Really Does Need a Raise Negligible wage growth dragging down economy. NYT: "...after adjusting for inflation, real wages have increased by something like 0.5 percent [in past 12 months] ... David G. Blanchflower, an economics professor at Dartmouth College,...
by Bill Scher | May 2, 2014 | Blog
Earlier this week, former President Bill Clinton delivered a 90-minute defense of his economic record, which some are analyzing through the prism of Hillary Clinton's expected presidential campaign. But within that defense, Clinton admitted to a big mistake: the...
by Bill Scher | May 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Seattle Poised To Adopt $15 Min Wage Seattle mayor announces deal for $15 minimum wage. NYT: "...more than twice the federal minimum wage and one of the highest anywhere in the nation, through a series of complex and phased-in stages. Just as crucially, he said, the...
