by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 7, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Minimum Wage
When restaurant workers around the country this year mounted strikes and demonstrations to push for higher wages, Saru Jayaraman and the organization she helped to create, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, were at the front lines with them, highlighting their...
by Jim Hightower | Sep 30, 2014 | Minimum Wage
Just when you thought the plutocratic profiteers running America’s exploitative, low-wage economy couldn’t get any more clueless, self-serving, pious, and mingy — along comes Lady Maria of Marriott, magnanimously saying: “Let them eat tips.” Marriott International...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, Winning Issues for 2014
[fve]http://youtu.be/QxLnH6jp7eE?list=UUcnNWp-tx3-FaCWV4pMFTAg[/fve] Last week on The Zero Hour we talked about the upcoming election with Celinda Lake, a leading strategist for progressive organizations and liberal Democratic candidates. The conversation was...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Trade, Winning Issues for 2014
Politicians need to know that the public "gets it." So-called "trade" deals that were sold with a promise to increase jobs and prosperity have instead sent jobs out of the country and forced wages down. People get it. Ask people what they think of NAFTA and you'll...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Education, Winning Issues for 2014
Is it possible that education is the issue that will determine whether results of the upcoming election swing the United States Senate to Republican Party control? Will there be a dramatic change in party control of state governors' offices because of how candidates...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Winning Issues for 2014
As the election heads into its home stretch, regular people start to tune in. In contested states and districts, they have little choice, as their TV shows are overrun with campaign spots, almost all of them negative. Much of what we’ve heard about the election is now...
