| Feb 19, 2014 | Economy / BusinessWhen General Motors named Mary Barra the company’s new CEO in December, the announcement made instant headlines. No woman had ever steered a major global automaker . But the hurrahs for GM’s historic hire turned into hoots of derision when a company filing...
| | Economy / BusinessOne thing about the tea party Republicans in Congress is that they do know who butters their biscuits. Several have recently rushed forward with an anguished plea in defense of Wall Street barons, CEOs, and billionaires: Stop the vilification of wealthy people!...
| Feb 13, 2014 | Economy / BusinessWhen President Barack Obama talked about pay equity in his State of the Union speech last month and connected the dots between gender and low-wage work, advocates in the audience were ecstatic. Representative Rosa DeLauro, lead sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act...
| | Economy / BusinessSome Federal contract workers will get $10.10 an hour. Giving a boost to their buying power. It’s a step, we suppose, in the right direction But U.S. workers need much more protection. Like a living wage that keeps pace with inflation, Paid sick leave without...
| Feb 12, 2014 | Economy / BusinessFinding true love, philosophers have always understood, can get complicated in deeply unequal places. Grand fortunes tend to give Cupid a hard time not just on Valentine’s Day, but all the time. “If you gain fame, power, or wealth, you won’t have any...
