by Robert Borosage | Jul 25, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The backroom Senate gang of five or six (its membership changing over time) released a plan yesterday that swept through the Washington. It got the support and the opposition of all the right people (the President carefully called it “broadly consistent with the...
by Steven Capozzola | Jul 25, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
Both the U.S. and Germany are high-wage economies with a substantial union workforce. However, Germany is an export powerhouse, while the U.S. runs massive annual trade deficits. Why is this the case? Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson suggests that...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 24, 2011 | Blog
Corporate America, advises one of the nation's most prestigious management consulting companies, needs to wake up and stop rewarding employee loyalty and performance. With one exception. You work hard. You do good work. You loyally stick with your employer through...
by Eric Hunt | Jul 22, 2011 | Blog
There's a common misconception that young people simply do not care about Social Security. But research by pollster Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners shows precisely the opposite. “The younger you are, the more opposed you are to raising the age of retirement,”...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 22, 2011 | Blog
Psst! Hey, you! Yeah, you, in the expensive suit. Listen, Mr. Banker, are you worried that a little oversight and enforcement might be bad for business? I hear ya. I really do. But listen ... hey, come a little closer, pal. I won't bite ya! I got an offer and I don't...
