Republicans oppose minimum wage, but claim they want to curb poverty?
From the January 10, 2014 New York Times Editorial: A similar dynamic is developing around the drive for a higher minimum wage. In the December jobs report, the average hourly…
From the January 10, 2014 New York Times Editorial: A similar dynamic is developing around the drive for a higher minimum wage. In the December jobs report, the average hourly…
By THOMAS O. MCGARITY, From the “Great Divide” Blog, New York Times Onine AUSTIN, Tex. — President Obama’s speech on inequality last Wednesday was important in several respects. He identified…
From the New York Times: The government shutdown that ended this week will cost the United States economy several billion dollars, according to estimates by economic research firms. But the…
From the New York Times “DealBook” Blog by Jason Eissenger: Don’t look to a market panic to save us. We are in upside-down world, where a freak-out now would help…
The federal government remains in partial shut down today after the House GOP, spurred on by a fringe element of Tea Party extremists, refused to pass legislation authorizing a budget…
From the New York Times September 18, 2013 By Eduardo Porter In some respects, 1988 has the feel of an alien, distant era. There was no such thing as the…
From yesterday’s LA Times Local: Hundreds of workers rallied outside the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, demanding an increase to the “living wage” that county contractors…
Update: Thursday, August 9. Today Fannie Mae announced a quarterly profit of $10 billion and projected profits for the foreseeable future. When this dividend is paid, Fannie will have repaid…
There is a concerted bipartisan effort to pass tax reform legislation among centrist Democrats and Republicans alike. However, the deep animosity between the radicalized House Republicans and the Obama Administration…
President Obama’s speech yesterday promising a renewed effort to turn the economy around and make prosperity work for all Americans is long overdue. Democrats must develop a more responsible economic…