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...
by Jeff Bryant | Jun 4, 2014 | Blog, Education
In the education policy arena, the whole idea of "reform" has tended to be a pursuit from the top down – imposing standards and "accountability" from Washington, D.C. and state capitals and ramping up competitive providers with big money from private foundations and...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 4, 2014 | Blog, Trade
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released the April trade figures this morning. The news is bad. The trade deficit measures how much more we buy from other countries than they buy from us. It is a way to measure loss of jobs, loss of factories,...
