by Terrance Heath | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
A new study published by the Economic Policy Institute confirms that “right-to-work” laws aren’t about protecting worker’s rights. “Right-to-work” laws lower workers’ wages, no matter how you look at them. That’s the conclusion of “‘Right-To-Work’ States Still Have...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Last week, my husband and I visited the US Postal Museum. In the exhibit, “Freedom Just Around the Corner:Black America From Civil War To Civil Rights,” I came across a copy of the 1966–67 edition of the Travelers’ Green Book International Edition, or the Negro...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
Conservatives are supposedly all about markets. Markets should decide, not voters. But when it comes to the law of supply and demand for government debt, they go blind. Greg Ip in the Wall Street Journal poses this surprising question: "Is Government Debt Too Low?"...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
The 2016 election season is just beginning, but a surprise issue is already emerging among both Republican and Democratic candidates: Social Security. Some observers thought that conservative candidates would be inclined to avoid the so-called "third rail" of American...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
U.S. Senate contract janitors and food service workers will walk off their jobs Wednesday to protest poverty pay, along with hundreds of striking workers from the U.S. Capitol, Pentagon, Smithsonian Institution and other federal landmarks. They will be joined by the...
by Harvey J Kaye | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Knowing that "necessitous men are not free men," President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a New Deal in 1933 that rallied Americans to not only fight the Great Depression, but also to combat poverty, reduce inequality, and enhance American democratic life. Together,...
