by | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Washington conservative elites seem to be taking it for granted that raising the minimum wage in a recession will destroy the already fragile job market. However, what proof do we have that this is true? New research being conducted by prominent economists is yielding...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog
Today is an unhappy anniversary for progressives, and for America as a whole. It is the anniversary of a giant step towards the mess we find ourselves in today. It's the anniversary of the day conservatives set a fiscal trap from which America has yet to extricate...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Have you seen the People's Budget discussed in the media? Nope. Have you heard that we need to be more "business friendly" by cutting taxes on the rich and cut the things We, the People do for each other? Yep. Did you know that polls show the public overwhelmingly...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 6, 2011 | Blog
Federal agencies are now preparing new regulations for enforcing the Dodd-Frank banker pay reforms enacted last summer. These new regs, says the AFL-CIO, need to prohibit the 'incentive' that's still stuffing bankers with billions. If you wear a power suit to work...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 6, 2011 | Blog
It is 10 years since the Bush tax cuts passed. When Bush took office (and never forget the Supreme Court's 5-4 role in that) The Onion famously declared, “Our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over.” They had no way to know how prescient they...
