by Stan Collender | Nov 27, 2012 | Blog
How hard is it to understand that, if there is a deal (and I continue to believe it's more unlikely than likely) to avert the fiscal cliff, it won't come much before the January 1 deadline? If you've been reading CG&G for the past two years, you already know why:...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 27, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
There is a crack in Walmart's anti-union wall. There were demonstrations by workers and their supporters at more than 1000 Walmart stores on Black Friday. Walmart workers have taken the first step, raising awareness; in state after state Walmart workers have been...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 27, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Senator Dick Durbin, Senate Majority Whip and one of President Obama’s closest allies, laid out his principles for a deal in the current fiscal showdown today in a speech at the Center for American Progress. The nuanced speech was a revealing mixture of common sense...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 27, 2012 | Blog
This Friday we appeared on Thom Hartmann's television show The Big Picture to discuss a new report on the dimly-lit world of shadow banking. Interesting stuff - we'll be writing something on the topic soon, too. Here's the video:...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog, Economy
I haven't done this before, but I think today's email from CAF is so spot on that I am going to reprint it here: The statisticians were right about the election. The scientists were right about the weather. And the economists are right about … the economy. 350...
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Americans today can take more than inspiration from the struggles against plutocracy that progressives waged years ago. They can take a host of still relevant — and cutting-edge — policy proposals. Our contemporary billionaires, most Americans would agree, are...
