by Harvey J Kaye | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
On June 6, 1984, President Ronald Reagan went to Normandy, France, to speak at events commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-Day. Addressing statesmen, dignitaries, and veterans of those landings and their families, he spoke eloquently and movingly, especially at...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The May jobs report – 217,000 new jobs with unemployment rate unchanged at 6.3 percent – was largely as predicted. The U.S. economy has finally surpassed the peak jobs level reached before the Great Recession nearly five-and-one-half years later. The jobs growth is...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Low-wage jobs are bad for America's economy. They drive a race to the bottom as people pull back, forcing more layoffs and wage cuts. But America has been replacing good-paying jobs with low-wage jobs for decades, and the wage differential goes to a few at the top....
by Bill Scher | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog
The Republicans want you to think that President Obama's climate rules are going to make your utility bills explode. Unfortunately for Republicans, the utility industry isn't saying that. As I noted earlier this week, the main utility industry lobby, the Edison...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve was created to represent the economic sectors and portions of our population most directly affected by the central bank’s actions. Instead, it's comprised almost entirely of economists and lawyers who are associated with...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 4, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
When a government "contracts out" – privatizes – one of its services, that is supposed to save taxpayers money. A new study finds that privatization not only costs governments more than it saves, it has forced millions of people into lives of poverty. According to the...
