by Dave Johnson | Sep 23, 2013 | Shutdown
Republicans are trying to use a government shutdown as a hostage to get things they want. But the Obamacare defunding is misdirection -- Republicans don't want people thinking about the terrible, economy-killing cuts they are demanding to keep the government running...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
With one in seven Americans experiencing "food insecurity," Republicans yesterday passed a terrible and cruel cut in Food Stamps. This shows us just who they are. One In Seven New America Foundation: More Than One in Seven U.S. Households Experienced Food Insecurity...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
This week the Obama administration's Department of Labor issued new rules extending minimum wage and overtime protection (beginning in 2015) to home care workers. These workers had been classified as the same as babysitters. This is a big change for almost 2 million...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
Republicans are playing a trick on people with the negotiations over the budget and threats to shut down the government. On the one hand, they are threatening to shut down the government over "Obamacare." On the other hand, aside from Obamacare defunding, they are...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 18, 2013 | Blog
The 2010 Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act included a provision requiring publicly traded companies to report the "pay ratio" -- the ratio of CEO compensation to worker compensation in that company. Corporate lobbying groups have been fight...
