Let’s Measure the Job Market the Way We Gauge Stock Market Health
June 17, 2014 | Whether you're talking about investors or workers, quality— not quantity — should determine whether conditions are good or bad.
Articles by Jim Hightower
These Chickens Don’t Need to Hedge Their Bets
June 11, 2014 | An English billionaire ignited outrage by commissioning a $250,000 coop on his estate.
Success in Seattle
June 10, 2014 | Instead of just talking about the widening gap of inequality, the city council approved a $15 an hour minimum wage indexed to inflation.
Fast Food Giants Picking Their Workers’ Pockets
June 4, 2014 | Wage theft is disturbingly routine.
Putting Main Street in the Driver’s Seat
June 3, 2014 | Let's invest in full employment, world-class skills, and technology that works for workers.
Samsung’s Broken Apology App
May 28, 2014 | Under legal and public pressure, the Korean corporation expressed condolences to the survivors of its smartphone workers who contracted cancer without taking any responsibility for their illnesses.
Striking Gold for Doing Wall Street’s Bidding
May 27, 2014 | Bernanke and Geithner are reaping fat rewards from bailing out big banks while giving the rest of us a recovery that wasn't.
Koch Brothers Rev Up High-Octane Hypocrisy
May 21, 2014 | Lobbyists funded by Charles and David Koch want to punish homeowners for installing solar panels on their own roofs.