by Joshua Holland | Jan 9, 2014 | Economy, The Jobs Challenge, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Fool Me Once: 20 Years of NAFTA Show Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Must be Stopped (via Moyers & Company) The post-NAFTA era has been marked by growing inequality, declining job security and new leverage for corporations to attack government regulations...
by Joshua Holland | Dec 19, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
How the Harshest Immigration Law in the US Ended in Disaster (via Moyers & Company) MSNBC reporter Benjy Sarlin traveled down to Alabama to see the impact of the most punitive law against unauthorized immigrants in the US firsthand. When it was enacted, the Alabama...
by Joshua Holland | Dec 5, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Unemployment Benefits
Study: Unemployment Benefits Don’t Discourage People from Finding Work (via Moyers & Company) A new study shows that even generous unemployment benefits have zero impact on people’s drive to go out and find a job. The multinational study, conducted by Jan...
by Joshua Holland | Dec 3, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Education
How ‘Limited Government’ Is Burying a Generation in Debt (via Moyers & Company) The cost of tuition in this country has increased at an almost unbelievable pace over the past generation – twice as fast than as the costs of health care. According to an...
by Joshua Holland | Nov 19, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy
If you want to know why the campaign for a living wage has escalated so dramatically in the past few years, look no further than this story in The Cleveland Plain Dealer… CLEVELAND, Ohio — The storage containers are attractively displayed at the Wal-Mart on Atlantic...
