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The War on Labor
Here in investor-laden Connecticut, labor just scored a rare coup. We became the first state to require universal paid sick leave.
The Lineup: Week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2011
In this Labor Day special, Sam Pizzigati casts a light on corporate consultants who recommend gutting the pay of America’s most experienced and skilled workers.
The Lineup: Week of Aug. 22-28, 2011
Ann Mesnikoff hails the government’s plans to strengthen fuel-efficiency standards and Jim Hightower laments a “loopy crusade” against energy-efficient light bulbs.
Paving the Way to 60 Miles per Gallon
Americans use a lot of oil every day: nearly 20 million barrels — or, if you prefer, 840 million gallons. About 9 million of these barrels go toward feeding our cars and trucks every day. What’s more, paying for all of this oil drains as much as $1 billion from our economy to foreign oil producers.
Let’s ‘Make Them’ End the Great Recession
Raising the national debt ceiling may have forestalled an immediate U.S. default and credit collapse, but the deal will do absolutely nothing to address the real problems of our time.
Thrifty, Green Homeowners May Get a Boost
While it might seem rare these days for Republicans and Democrats to work together on anything, two Republican members of the House of Representatives recently joined with one of their colleagues in the Democratic Party to introduce an important new piece of renewable energy legislation.
High Noon in Washington
Most Americans, riveted by reports about the manufactured crisis surrounding the debt ceiling, assumed that we “dodged the bullet” when Congress finally authorized the U.S. Treasury to pay its bills.
You Can’t Milk a Butter Cow
Less than 17,000 Republicans showed up to vote in this year’s poll, and they were charged $30 each for the privilege of casting their straw. In previous years there have been accusations that some candidates rigged the election, Chicago-style, by busing in out-of-staters and paying their poll tax.
Dim Bulbs in Congress
Our problem in Washington is this: we have too many 5-watt bulbs sitting in 100-watt sockets.
Terrorism in the Eye of the Beholder
