by Dave Johnson | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]http://youtu.be/W1WMiGsrhpA[/fve] (Video from Economy in Crisis through the USW Blog) The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that the January goods and services trade deficit was $41.8 billion in January, down $3.8 billion from $45.6 billion in December (which...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
On Wednesday, nearly fifty years after the “Bloody Sunday” march from Selma to Montgomery, the Department of Justice released a damning report of its investigation of the police department and municipal court system in Ferguson, Missouri. The Department of Justice...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
The February Jobs Report – 295,000 new jobs, official unemployment ticking down to 5.5% – exceeds Wall Street expectations. This is the 12th month of payrolls growing over 200,000, the longest streak since 1977 according to the White House. It marks a full five years...
by Anna Meyer | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Food is more than just what we eat. It connects us to each other and our environment. And how we treat it is of tremendous importance to our democracy. Right now, the future of our food is being decided behind closed doors. The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a...
by Sam Pizzigati | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
Nearly a quarter-century ago, in 1991, a member of Congress angry about spiraling corporate CEO compensation introduced legislation he hoped would end that spiral — and help raise stagnant American worker wages. That legislative proposal from Rep. Martin Sabo, a...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog, Trade
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch just postponed the introduction of fast-track trade authority legislation until April. Fast track is designed to grease the skids for passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement that is still being negotiated behind closed...
