by Robert Borosage | Dec 16, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
The government didn’t shut down. Congress passed the massive – 1,603 page – spending bill, chock full of special interest giveaways, to keep the doors open. The Washington Post editorial page, the voice of the conservative establishment, acknowledges all the horrors –...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 11, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
The first signs of the November election returns are apparent in the $1 trillion spending bill the lame duck Congress is about to pass in Washington. Ironically, this spending bill was forged with resurgent Republicans on their best behavior. They are still a...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 8, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders released an Economic Agenda for America last week, detailing 12 reforms to help make this economy work for working people once more. “The question of our time,” he said in a fiery speech, “is whether or not we are prepared to take on the...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog
The November Bureau of Labor Services jobs report was relatively good news – a healthy 321,000 new jobs, leaving unemployment unchanged at 5.8%. The BLS also added 44,000 jobs in an adjustment for the prior two months. The Commerce Department reports that the economy...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog
The following was co-authored by Richard Long As powerful protests of the New York Eric Garner grand jury decision – We can’t breathe – swept across the country, low wage fast food and retail workers walked off their jobs in some 180 cities, demanding a living wage...
