by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 29, 2010 | Blog
New data — for 2008 — have revealed a shrinking gap between the rich and the rest of us. But the nation's top high-income tracker isn't celebrating. And neither should we. Will the Great Recession, once the dust settles, leave the United States less unequal? A...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 28, 2010 | Blog
There's a battle going on between those who are defending Social Security - that is to say, the "good guys" - and those like economist Alice Rivlin and Wall Street banker/giveaway king Neel Kashkari, who would cut it. The attackers pretend to see nuances that don't...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 28, 2010 | Blog
House leaders deserve praise for fighting for working people by launching a "Make It In America" initiative which they officially unveiled today. The country still badly needs an immediate job-creation effort, but this is a very important longer-term initiative for...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 28, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Washington is enmeshed in the economic version of the phony war. The two sides have declared war on one another, but neither has faced up to the fierce battles yet to come. Too few seem aware of the staggering challenges that face this country. Here is a summary of...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 28, 2010 | Blog
In the metro-D.C. area, if it isn't electricity it's the water. The wind shifts direction or a simple summer storm is all it takes to knock out one or the other — and, many times, both. But we don't just have a problem with power. Our biggest challenge is the politics...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 28, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Rosie the Riveter defiantly rolls up her blue work shirt to show off a brawny bicep. She’s a symbol of American strength. She worked in a manufacturing job, one of millions that constructed the defense machine that won World War II for the Allies. She said, “We can do...
