by Dave Johnson | May 17, 2013 | Blog
The Senate is getting ready to vote on five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). They should confirm the whole package and get the NLRB functioning again. They are also voting on several other nominees from judges to cabinet positions. If Republicans...
by Terrance Heath | May 17, 2013 | Blog
For weeks, I've been writing that the movement to increase the minimum wage near you. Next week, however, that movement will arrive in my own back yard. Low-wage workers organized by Good Jobs Nation are coming to Washington, DC to rally for living wages, on Tuesday,...
by Terrance Heath | May 16, 2013 | Blog
It's official. Minimum wage workers going on strike is no longer a mere trend. It's a movement. Not that there was ever any doubt, after minimum wage workers in the fast food and retail sectors of major cities like New York City, Chicago, St.Louis, and Detroit walked...
by Digby | May 15, 2013 | Blog
David does a nice job unpacking the dreadful Politico gossip item in his post below. But as a long time Village observer from afar, I thought I might add a little more context. The first observation is that apparently Sally Quinn has officially passed the baton to...
by Dave Johnson | May 15, 2013 | Blog
A continuing series Read the full series Tell your member of Congress Washington remains focused on a "deficit problem" when there is no deficit problem. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) the 2013 budget deficit will be down 60 percent as a share of...
by Adele Stan | May 14, 2013 | Blog
Apparently it never occurred to Attorney General Eric Holder that the Associated Press might be "too big to fail." If it had,then his Justice Department probably never would have investigated it. The AP isn't just any news agency. It's the largest one in the United...
