by Dave Johnson | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog
Have you heard any news in the major corporate media about the Contract For The American Dream, from The American Dream Movement? Probably not. And this means you probably didn't know there were over 400 protests in 32 different states against 85 members of Congress...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog
There's no better barometer of Washington's debased values and historical blindness than the Washington Post, that trade paper of the professional governing class. Today it attacked Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General taking a brave stand against a cushy...
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...