by Richard Kirsch | Aug 15, 2013 | Blog
President Barack Obama is pledging to make the rest of his time in office about “making this country work for working Americans again.” That means one branch of government is on the case. After rejecting White House proposals to create good jobs that would rebuild our...
by Bill Scher | Aug 14, 2013 | Blog
Yesterday's Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block the proposed American Airlines-US Airways merger is just the latest action in the Obama administration's strategic turn towards aggressive antitrust law enforcement. As Quartz's Gina Chon explains: The move is...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 14, 2013 | Blog
On Monday WBAI radio’s “Building Bridges” program in New York City.examined Detroit’s financial issues. Hosts Ken Nash and Mimi Rosenberg interviewed Ross Eisenbrey, Vice President at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), and me. The program title, Detroit: Pensions,...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 13, 2013 | Blog
Serious People were saying that budget deficits hurt the economy. Then we increased taxes on the rich so now deficits are wayyyyy down. So Serious People are saying that taxes hurt the economy. Or is it spending on schools and infrastructure that is going to kill the...
by Bill Scher | Aug 13, 2013 | Blog
Two weeks ago, I noted that the collapse of the House transportation and housing appropriations bill shattered Republican leverage for upcoming budget talks. As both moderate and conservative Republican factions ran in opposite directions when faced with voting for...
by Leo Gerard | Aug 13, 2013 | Blog
Last month, McDonald’s gave its workers a little gift – a budget purporting to show how to survive on the starvation wages the burger behemoth pays. The bizarre financial plan made millionaire McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson look like a real clown. Wearing oversized...
