by Dave Johnson | Dec 10, 2013 | Budget Talks, Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment benefits run out at the end of December for 1.3 million long-term unemployed. President Obama's Saturday address called for an extension of the benefits, but apparently some Congressional Democrats don't think this is worth taking a stand that risks...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 6, 2013 | Budget Talks, Conservatism, Economy, Minimum Wage
Despite the excitement over the latest jobs report, it’s too soon to celebrate. Millions of Americans are still struggling with long-term unemployment and hunger. Now is not the time to abandon them. Democrats, in particular, shouldn’t be fooled. A good-but-not-great...
by Richard Long | Dec 5, 2013 | The Sequester
Congress could, if it chose to, vote today to repeal the mindless across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester and at the same time close loopholes corporations use to escape paying taxes, ensuring that we have the resources to put the American economy back on...
by Emily Foster | Dec 5, 2013 | Minimum Wage
One week after protests from low-wage workers at 1,500 Walmart stores nationwide, federal contract workers and fast food workers from over 100 U.S. cities walked off their jobs on Thursday to call for the implementation of a living wage. In Washington, D.C., workers...
by Joshua Holland | Dec 5, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Unemployment Benefits
Study: Unemployment Benefits Don’t Discourage People from Finding Work (via Moyers & Company) A new study shows that even generous unemployment benefits have zero impact on people’s drive to go out and find a job. The multinational study, conducted by Jan...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 3, 2013 | Minimum Wage
Wednesday President Obama will give a speech on his plan to grow the economy and the middle class. Thursday fast-food workers will strike in 100 cities and stage protests in 100 others to demand $15 an hour and the right to form a union without interference from...
