by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 18, 2008 | Blog
On "Meet the Bloggers" Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said that there is a "collapse" of the middle class and that nothing short of a revolution will be needed to reverse it. "What we really need is a political revolution in this country," Sanders said, beginning...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 15, 2008 | Blog
A hearing in late July on the middle-class squeeze by the congressional Joint Economic Committee did not get much attention at the time, but a warning at that hearing by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that what's happening to the middle class is not just a squeeze but a...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 14, 2008 | Blog
Somewhat buried in the news this week was a forecast by Global Insight, a U.S. consulting firm, that China would overtake the United States as the leading global manufacturer in 2009. That forecast deserves more attention, because American workers want and need real...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 12, 2008 | Blog
The outlook for prescription drug costs, and for health care costs generally, continues to be ominous. Price increases of more than 100 percent for certain prescription drugs means it is more important than ever to give the Medicare program the power to bargain with...
