by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 3, 2014 | The 2015 Budget
House Speaker John Boehner has announced that Republicans plan to offer another budget proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chair, for fiscal 2015. Progressives should relish the opportunity to show what a real jobs and growth budget should look...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 28, 2014 | Minimum Wage
In a USA Today poll in January, close to three-quarters of Americans said that they would support an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. But even though a majority of Americans at least want this issue decided by Congress, House Speaker John Boehner won't...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 25, 2014 | Economy, The 2015 Budget
The nation has been treated to a sneak preview of President Obama’s 2015 budget, scheduled to be released next Tuesday. As we asked in Part 1 of this two-part budget update, that’s an occasion for reflecting on the nature of a White House budget. Is it a negotiating...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 24, 2014 | Chained CPI, Retirement Security
There are two major debates currently underway about President Obama’s upcoming budget, scheduled for next week: One involves the President’s proclamation that this budget will signal the “end of austerity,” while the other involves the decision to abandon the chained...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 24, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
Ted Drost was a six-figure marketing and client development specialist based in Chicago who has worked for several Fortune 100 financial institutions. He also says he was "born and raised a Republican" and has supported Illinois freshman Republican Sen. Mark Kirk...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 21, 2014 | Minimum Wage
The Gap announced this week it is raising the minimum wage that it will pay employees. Walmart said it is considering doing the same. Last year voters in New Jersey and many municipalities passed minimum wage increases. President Obama ordered federal contractors to...
