by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 13, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
The decision by Sens. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to join a filibuster of a measure to renew emergency jobless benefits is not only a moral disgrace, as Robert Borosage declared Wednesday. The reason they cited for doing so would advance an...
by Richard Long | Feb 13, 2014 | Minimum Wage
Today, 2/13, is the day before Valentine’s Day. $2.13 is the base wage at which tipped employees must be paid, implemented in 1991. This means that there is a strong likelihood that the server of your Friday evening Valentine’s dinner would not be able to purchase a...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 12, 2014 | Minimum Wage
President Obama is signing an executive order today raising the minimum wage for federal contractors from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. The order will also raise the "tipped" minimum wage for these contractors to $4.90 from $2.13 an hour. These minimums will increase with...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 12, 2014 | Conservatism, Unemployment Benefits
After laboring for all of 18 days this year, Congress adjourns today for another 12-day vacation. They leave behind a city paralyzed by icy weather outside and icy indifference inside the halls of Congress. They leave after a minority of the Senate used a filibuster...
by Bill Scher | Feb 11, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
Last month, Senate Democrats offered Republicans a concession in order to help the long-term unemployed continue to receive unemployment insurance: offset the $17 billion cost by extending sequester cuts an additional year into 2024. The Washington Post reported...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 7, 2014 | Conservatism, Reagan Revolution
January 20 marked the 25th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s inauguration as President. And February 6 marked the 103rd birthday of the former sports announcer, actor, governor of California and 40th President of the United States of America. Reagan’s economic...
