by Robert Borosage | Jan 12, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
How does America dig out of the hole we are in? Surely the focus must be on first principles: how do we recreate an economy that works for working people? With the right talking about a return to the principles of the Constitution, it is worth remembering how...
by Bill Scher | Jan 11, 2011 | Blog
As Republicans prepared to take over the House, they announced one of their first bills would be the repeal of health reform because "that's what the American people want." If that's true, and repealing health reform is simply a sound policy decision called upon by...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 11, 2011 | Blog
Since the 80s many employers have stopped offering health care, pensions and other benefits to their employees. Many are also cutting pay and hours, while increasing the workload. So more and more people are hurting. As more and more of us fall further and further...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 11, 2011 | Blog
I came across this great, short video from the PA AFL-CIO titled A Brief History Of Unions: Well this got me "sucked into YouTube" as my wife and I call it... and I came across a few other interesting short videos: Labor History Part I Labor History Part II Labor...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 11, 2011 | Blog
Simon Johnson, the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is a principled conservative who understands how financial oligopolies can loot a nation. He's been warning about the inadequacy of financial reforms in relation to the big banks. In a...
by Alan Jenkins | Jan 10, 2011 | Blog
Congratulations! You’re expecting a baby. There are a million things to do, from getting the nursery in order to buying a car seat and finding a pediatrician. Also, start documenting your family tree. Dig up your passport, and your parents’ passports, and maybe their...
