by Dave Johnson | Apr 17, 2012 | Blog
The NLRB made a rule that makes it easier for unions to organize by speeding up the process. There is a vote coming up on a Senate Resolution to block it, with Republicans saying that giving workers rights would "hurt job growth." The danger is that enough "centrist"...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 17, 2012 | Blog
Let's face it. The subject of taxes intimidates a lot of people, and it can be an understandably touchy subject. So we won't inundate you with charts, graphs, and tables to tell you why the rich are getting away with murder on tax day. We've got something better for...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 17, 2012 | Blog
Some companies are learning that supporting hyper-partisan groups can backfire when their customers find out about it. In recent weeks a number of companies are trying to distance themselves from the partisan, right-wing group ALEC before their brands become as...
by Bill Scher | Apr 17, 2012 | Blog
For such a buttoned-down candidate, Mitt Romney is not very good at keeping secrets. First, he tells the conservative Weekly Standard that after losing his 1994 Senate race in part because of opposition to his plan for abolishing Education Department, he's concluded...
by Leo Gerard | Apr 17, 2012 | Blog
President Obama's 2011 income tax documents showed on Friday that he paid a significantly higher rate than the significantly richer Mitt Romney, highlighting the titanic level of tax shirking committed by far too many 1 percenters. President Obama paid 20.5 percent on...
