by Leo Gerard | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, Economy
Income inequality is killing the economy. Retailers, bankers and Democrats agree on that. Really. It’s only Republicans who continue to insist that income inequality is great, so no one, least of all them, should make any effort to constrict the abyss between...
by Lindsay Koshgarian | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
With the election nearing, Americans still know what they want: job creation. Unemployment is still elevated near 6 percent, and underemployment – including people who have given up looking for work, or who are working part-time when they want to be full-time – was...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Trade deals like NAFTA have helped create terrible inequality by outsourcing jobs to low-wage countries so "investors" can pocket the wage difference. These corporate trade deals also create "corporate courts" that bypass the borders of democracy and place...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
The head of one of Wall Street’s most important regulatory agencies argued recently that big-bank CEOs never intended to break the law or engage in foreclosure fraud. Instead, Thomas Curry of the Office of Comptroller of the Currency tells us they weren't cautious...
by Dean Baker | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
Thus far, the Ebola virus has infected three people in the United States that we know of, however Ebola hysteria seems to have infected somewhere close to 300 million. There are reports of kids being pulled out of schools and even some school closings. People in many...
by Bill Scher | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog
Over at Real Clear Politics, I explain "How Republicans Can Blow It." While we shouldn't assume the outcome in any of these close Senate races, it's true that Republicans have inched ahead in many of the contested states where Democrats currently hold seats. However,...
