by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 29, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
The appointment of economist Alan Krueger, who President Obama named to head the Council of Economic Advisers today, is getting generally favorable reviews from progressive economic commentators. For the unemployed, that means there would be a high-level voice in the...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 29, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform, Minimum Wage
A lot of people in the media are so afraid of offending anyone that they can't even tell the truth about the man whose memorial is being unveiled this weekend in Washington. Their coverage could give you the impression that the purpose of Martin Luther King, Jr's life...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 28, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform, Minimum Wage
A lot of people in the media are so afraid of offending anyone with controversial truths that they can't even tell the truth about the man whose holiday we're celebrating this weekend. Their coverage could give you the impression that the purpose of Martin Luther...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 28, 2011 | Blog, Chained CPI
Gandhi famously answered the question "What do you think of Western Civilization?" by saying "I think it would be a good idea." That phrase might come in handy the next time somebody asks what you think of a two-party democracy: It would be a good idea. As the economy...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 21, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
The Bush administration told taxpayers to hand over hundreds of billions of their hard-earned dollars to bail out Wall Street banks because the financial institutions were too big to fail. Now, Rupert Murdoch, owner of politically powerful publications and broadcast...
by | Jul 20, 2011 | Blog, Chained CPI
The Gang of Six’s “Bipartisan Plan to Reduce Our Nation’s Deficits" proposes immediate and significant cuts to Social Security benefits, and a process for addressing the program’s funding shortfall projected to appear 25 years from now. The process would...
