by Dave Johnson | Feb 29, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Unions have been fighting the 1% vs 99% fight for more than 100 years. Now the rest of us are learning that this fight is also OUR fight. The story of organized labor has been a story of working people banding together to confront concentrated wealth and power. Unions...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 29, 2012 | Blog
Forget Michigan. Worry about Steny Hoyer. While most political eyes are fixed on Romney's primary results, the middle class faces a threat to its financial security right in the heart of the Capitol.The Democratic Party does, too. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, who...
by Eric Lotke | Feb 28, 2012 | Blog
The private prison industry is on the march. In recent months the industry moved to take over 24 state prisons in southern Florida and buy five prisons in Ohio. Now it’s making moves in Michigan. But the industry doesn’t always win. Resistance isn’t futile. The...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 28, 2012 | Blog
Who are the 1%? Who is getting rich exploiting the 99%? Meet the worst of the 1%. This is a series of 1-minute videos by Brave New Films. "The 1% in 1 Minute. These videos show the facts, plain and simple. Share them with your friends and family so Americans can...
