by | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Washington conservative elites seem to be taking it for granted that raising the minimum wage in a recession will destroy the already fragile job market. However, what proof do we have that this is true? New research being conducted by prominent economists is yielding...
by Bill Scher | May 9, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain became the surprise winner of the first Republican presidential primary debate, after a focus group organized by Fox News overwhelming embraced him. What he did say that was so compelling to conservatives? Cain received the...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform, Minimum Wage
Remember all those mini-movies that summarized a broad topic in two minutes? Whether the subject was the Civil War, the magical things that happen when you multiply by ten, or the complete history of Western Civilization, these little films covered it all in one...
by Leo Gerard | Apr 1, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
The nation’s greedy corporations and insatiable wealthy are fattening themselves on workers. There’s no trickle down. It’s the opposite; the rich have been sucking the economic lifeblood from the middle class for decades. When reckless Wall Street banksters get...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 25, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
In his remarks at the Summit on Jobs & America's Future, Van Jones summed up the GOP agenda: "They want to repeal the last century." As the GOP declares war on regulations that protect workers, the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 24, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
You hear it all the time, these days. Tea baggers, militia members and various other conservatives all that to "take their country back." My usual response was to ask just how far back they want to go. I used to think I knew. It turns out, I had my time...
