by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Economy
One development on the jobs front that received far less attention than it deserved was California Rep. George Miller's reintroduction last week of his "Local Jobs for America Act," a proposal that we vigorously supported and that received the backing of more than 300...
by | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Robert Reich will be a featured speaker at the Take Back the American Dream conference, convening in Washington D.C., from October 3 to 5. THE 5 percent of Americans with the highest incomes now account for 37 percent of all consumer purchases, according to the latest...
by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 4, 2011 | Blog
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies documents how America's top corporate execs are stiffing Uncle Sam — and lavishly lining their own pockets in the process. Sarah Anderson, a veteran analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., has...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog
Zero -- nada -- 0 -- jobs added in August. Hourly wages down. Average work weeks down. The recession returns. This was predictable and predicted. Conservatives -- in both parties -- have it wrong once more. Government cuts in a weak economy cost jobs and sap growth....
by Dave Johnson | Sep 1, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Here is a fact about bipartisanship and civility in Washington: the Republicans in Congress will obstruct anything President Obama proposes to create jobs and help the economy, period. A bad economy helps them in the coming elections, and that is that. Deal with it....
