by Terrance Heath | Dec 10, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Apparently, the "fiscal cliff" is no cliffhanger. Howard Kurtz writes that Americans are "tuning out" the "fiscal cliff" debates in Washington because "the players haven’t gotten serious," about making a deal. Maybe it's because we know a "made for TV drama" when we...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 29, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
In a surprise move, fast food workers in New York City walked out to strike for better pay. Like Walmart workers a week ago, they are joining the fight to change our economy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYyp89dCE8[/youtube] Fast-food workers are...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 27, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
There is a crack in Walmart's anti-union wall. There were demonstrations by workers and their supporters at more than 1000 Walmart stores on Black Friday. Walmart workers have taken the first step, raising awareness; in state after state Walmart workers have been...
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Americans today can take more than inspiration from the struggles against plutocracy that progressives waged years ago. They can take a host of still relevant — and cutting-edge — policy proposals. Our contemporary billionaires, most Americans would agree, are...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 20, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
You've probably heard that Hostess is closing down and putting more than 18,000 people out of work because greedy unions asked for too much. It's a lie. Ask yourself this: are the problems in our economy because working people get too much, or too little? And if this...
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 20, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Yes, the poor have struggled mightily while our rich have become phenomenally flush. But middle-income Americans haven't been able to jump off the treadmill either. We’ve all heard plenty of chatter over recent years about the widening gap “between rich and poor.” But...
