by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 19, 2014 | Retirement Security
The Social Security deception game that Republican candidates have resorted to playing in recent election cycles is back. But, at a rally on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) showed how candidates and activists can defeat the gamesmanship and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 4, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
A lot of eyes will be on the Federal Reserve Friday when the Labor Department releases its August unemployment statistics. But where will the Fed's eyes be focused? A group of activists are planning the next steps of their effort to keep the Fed focused on the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Big Deal About the Burger King Deal Businesses Are Winning Cat-and-Mouse Tax Game" ... and the rest of us lose. New York Times: "By exploiting existing loopholes and devising new ones, some of the country’s best-known companies are making it harder than ever for...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 21, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
Finally, residents in Ferguson, Mo., this morning are waking up to a violence-free night, 13 days after the shooting death of Michael Brown sparked days and nights of demonstrations and rage. Meanwhile, members of the Federal Reserve and other global central bank...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 12, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
Here's the sobering reality brought home today by the latest monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary by the Labor Department: After five years of economic "recovery," there are still only half as many jobs as there are people looking for work. This monthly...
