by Richard Eskow | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Economy
Sexism. A culture of violence. Untrustworthy leadership. Runaway wealth inequality. An indifference to workers' health. Employees who are above the law. Hush-hush financing. Multimillion-dollar tax breaks. We're not talking about America's top corporations. We're not...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
At the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative this week, former President Bill Clinton predicted corporations would soon care less about maximizing profits and more about employees and society. This would happen without significant government involvement...
by Alan Jenkins | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Populist Majority
Every couple of generations, the stars align to create the potential for monumental, transformative social change. It turns out we’re in just such a moment right now when it comes to tackling poverty in the United States. I don’t blame you for being skeptical....
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 25, 2014 | Economy, Jobs and Growth
An opportunity is coming for progressives to have a voice inside the Federal Reserve that represents working people and can influence how the Fed does business. This week we learned that two members of the Federal Reserve's open market committee, Charles Plosser,...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 23, 2014 | Economy, Gender Justice
The White House will hold a Summit on Working Families today, as part of Democrats' efforts to craft an economy that works for working families. Here are five policies with broad popular support that could make a family-friendly economy a reality. 1. Livable Wages...
by Dean Baker | Sep 22, 2014 | Economy
Developing explanations for the growth in inequality over the last three decades has been a huge growth industry in economics and policy circles. Many economists have made their careers with a novel explanation of how the natural development of technology and the...
