by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 30, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
When a recent study by the Russell Sage Foundation revealed that the median American household had lost a third of its net worth in the decade between 2003 and 2013, while those at the very top saw significant gains, it was the latest evidence that the economy has...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 29, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
More than 200 low-wage federal contract employees in Washington D.C. went on strike on Tuesday morning and attended a Union Station rally to demand President Obama sign a "good jobs executive order." Participating were employees working at the Ronald Reagan Building,...
by Eileen Appelbaum | Jul 28, 2014 | Financial Reform, Jobs and Growth
The theme of this year’s European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) symposium held in Vienna in June was “Private Equity as a Transformational Force.” Speakers emphasized the industry’s need to develop partnerships with the companies it acquires...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 28, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Rep. Keith Ellison, activist Joseph Geevarghese, and Eskow on The Zero Hour. There were no formalities when we interviewed Rep. Keith Ellison, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and activist Joseph Geevarghese on the crowded and clamorous floor of this...
by Editors | Jul 23, 2014 | Jobs and Growth, Populist Majority
Latinos remain pessimistic about the economy, but they continue to believe in the possibility of the American Dream and support greater government intervention to achieve economic stability, according to a poll released this week by the National Council of La Raza and...
by Emily DiVito | Jul 23, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
When American women have no control over their own work schedules, they have no control over their own lives. Mary Coleman of Wisconsin knows this first-hand. She was working the night shift at a Milwaukee Popeye’s restaurant, a time slot notoriously unpopular for its...
