by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog
If there was one message that united the various speeches that launched the Take Back the American Dream conference in Washington, it was perhaps summed up by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who gave a post-lunch talk that was as potent as a can of Red Bull....
by Bill Scher | Oct 3, 2011 | Blog
Van Jones put to rest the notion of a divided Left, as he kicked off the Take Back the American Dream conference today. Noting the wide-ranging feelings about President Barack Obama among the thousands attending the conference, Jones said: "Some people love the...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 2, 2011 | Blog
It's always struck me as odd that the media could portray the tea party as a "grassroots movement." From its corporate origins on CNBC to its corporate PR backing and its even more corporate agenda, not much about it has ever seemed grassroots to me. Odder still was...
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 2, 2011 | Blog
Pundits and politicians love to righteously denounce the windfall rewards that go to corporate CEOs who 'fail.' But windfalls for CEOs who 'perform,' researchers suggest, ought to worry us far more. Leo Apotheker, the just-axed CEO at computer giant Hewlett-Packard,...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | Blog
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is back to work, and for the first time in years has started doing its job. This is a shock to anti-government corporate conservatives, and teaches a lesson about just why they are anti-government. A functioning government in...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | Blog
What can a democracy like ours do when giant companies say, "Rules? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules! We don’t got to pay you no taxes!" and "We will just move out of your puny country if you try to tell us what to do." Government is beginning to enforce labor laws...
