by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 12, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Former Campaign for America's Future staffer Anne Thompson got a scoop this past weekend when she asked presidential candidate Mitt Romney about his position on the minimum wage, and he responded by saying he supported indexing the minimum wage "so it adjusts...
by Alan Jenkins | Jan 12, 2012 | Blog
On January 3rd, America lost one of the greatest champions of equal opportunity and human rights that our nation has ever known. Judge Robert L. Carter, civil rights lawyer, jurist, and fierce defender of justice, passed away at age 94 after suffering a stroke. Judge...
by | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
Insourcing. That’s at the top of my trending list for 2012. But, how do we make reshoring—bringing job back from overseas—real? For America to have a thriving economy and lower unemployment, we need to create more good-paying jobs. And to do that, we’ll have to win...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog
The Obama White House continues to push for a settlement that would let bankers avoid being punished - or even investigated - for a wave of mortgage-related crimes that includes perjury, tax evasion, and several types of fraud.[1] Despite the President's new-found...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog
Mitt Romney, with a win the New Hampshire primaries under his belt, seems ready to take the GOP presidential nomination in a walk. However, if the last few days are any indication, it's not going to be a cakewalk. There's plenty of time for Romney to stumble, and...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog
President Obama is hosting a forum on "insourcing" today. We need to bring jobs back to America, and restore our "industrial commons." One way to help move this along is for states to require "Buy American" in their procurement rules. This is legal and here's the big...
