by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 6, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
In January I called attention to the work of our former colleague Anne Thompson, who captured video of presidential candidate Mitt Romney saying that he supported ensuring that the minimum wage kept pace with inflation. "My view has been to allow the minimum wage to...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 6, 2012 | Blog
Non-violent direct action. Last month I wrote in, You Should Know About The "99% Spring", Action Coming -- Spread The Word! This is a Big Deal, just look at end of this post for the list of organizations that are signed on to this so far - and more coming. April 9-15,...
by Alan Jenkins | Mar 6, 2012 | Blog
On March 1st, I had the honor of speaking at the memorial service for civil rights hero and respected jurist Judge Robert L. Carter. These were my reflections: I had the privilege of serving as Judge Carter’s Law Clerk in 1989. But years before that, I was sure that I...
by Leo Gerard | Mar 6, 2012 | Blog
Remember the fear in 2008? Think of the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. Wall Street melting down. Pension savings disappearing. Housing values plunging and foreclosures skyrocketing. Three million workers losing their jobs. It had all the makings of...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 5, 2012 | Blog
Mitt Romney, in the latest permutation of his "pander-to-win" campaign strategy, has declared that he wants to take America back to the Age of Enron. Remember Enron? "The Smartest Guys in the Room"? <br /> Mitt Romney, just in time for Super Tuesday, says he...
