by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 2, 2013 | Making it in America, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A legislative initiative could emerge soon that could address the race to the bottom fueled by free trade agreements that is harming workers in the United States and worldwide. The idea is to penalize countries and companies that engage in "social dumping" – the act...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 1, 2013 | Conservatism
This morning, I had had enough. I usually don't waste my time anymore wading into the comments sections of columnists to react to their bloviations. (They've never waded into the comments section to react to mine.) But one Petula Dvorak finally provoked me. She's a...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 26, 2013 | Blog
News stories around the country have trumpeted a public pension “crisis” in various states, featuring elected officials who insist that these crises justify slashing the retirement benefits of public employees. What these stories usually don’t say is that conservative...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 23, 2013 | Making it in America, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Late last week a largely anonymous group of officials from several major world economies gathered in Washington, most likely in an office a short walk from the White House, to hammer out details of an agreement that is often described as "NAFTA on steroids." In other...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 12, 2013 | Jobs and Growth
Washington, D.C. mayor Vincent Gray has vetoed a bill that would require large, billion-dollar retailers like Walmart to pay their workers a living age, defined in the bill as at least $12.50 an hour. It is the latest development in a nationwide battle to end the...
