by Terrance Heath | Dec 30, 2011 | Blog
I heard one of my favorite holiday songs on the radio yesterday — John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)." I've always loved it, but this year it holds special meaning for me — especially the children of the Harlem Community Choir singing "War is over, if you want...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 30, 2011 | Blog
At the end of the year the Washington Post published as "news" a story, "Support grows for tackling nation's debt" that pushed the idea of "a special commission to make the tough decisions that will be required to dig the nation out of debt" and "rein in skyrocketing...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 30, 2011 | Blog
See if you can spot the big mistake (giving them the benefit of the doubt) in this Washington Post story: Payroll tax cut raises worries about Social Security’s future funding: This year, the Social Security system projects that it will pay out $46 billion more in...
by Anne Thompson | Dec 30, 2011 | Blog
As New Year's Day approaches, here's wishing you a Happy New Year 2001! That's right, 2001. With wages stuck at 2001 levels, it's been a lost decade for working families.
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 27, 2011 | Blog, Education
For a ten-year stretch in my life I was fortunate to spend every Christmas in Jamaica. In Jamaica, Christmas is a far more modest affair than it is here in the US. For sure, during the days leading up to “the Christmas,” the markets are packed with shoppers and the...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 27, 2011 | Blog
In November President Obama said, "enough is enough" to China's currency manipulations. Today the Treasury Department said it hasn't seen enough to call China a currency manipulator. This is happening because certain powerful interests are benefiting tremendously and...
