by Roger Hickey | Jan 15, 2014 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision
I'm writing to ask you to join us in Raleigh, N.C., on February 8 to fight for justice. In 2012, right-wing Republicans took over the North Carolina state house and governor's mansion. They launched attacks on voting rights, education, the environment, health care and...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 6, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
Congress failed to extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program before they left for vacation. The result? Three days after Christmas, 1.3 million long-term unemployed Americans lost their unemployment benefits. If Congress doesn't act now, 2014 promises to...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 6, 2014 | The Jobs Challenge
Praise the Lord! It looks as though Democrats are starting to act like populists as we go into 2014. A few weeks ago, President Obama declared economic inequality has become the "defining challenge of our time." Bill de Blasio, sworn in on January 1 as mayor of New...
by Roger Hickey | Oct 3, 2013 | Blog
On the first Friday of every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the unemployment numbers -- but not this month. US economy is weak and in danger of foundering. The government shutdown is harming the still-fragile recovery. And now we are flying blind --...
by Roger Hickey | Sep 27, 2013 | Jobs and Growth
Forty-one organizations, representing millions of Americans, have signed this letter to Congress, asking them to stand against those who would "hold our economy hostage in order to dictate the terms of the debate." See the list of signers below. Please read this...
