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...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 27, 2011 | Blog
"Smokestack Lightnin'," with Hubert Sumlin backing Howlin' Wolf in 1964 This is the time of year when we're reminded of all the famous people who died over the last twelve months, a list which includes two of my favorite guitar players (Hubert Sumlin and Cornell...
by Leo Gerard | Dec 27, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
In the iconic Christmas film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” an angel offers the beleaguered main character, George Bailey, the stark choice between a hometown named for a cruel banker or one created by and for the middle class. The banker’s town, Pottersville, is filled...
