| Jul 9, 2014 | Economy / BusinessFed up with the do-nothing Congress, people around the country are no longer waiting for Washington to lead on some of the most pressing economic fairness issues of our time. Take the minimum wage debate. States and cities are rising above the partisan swamp in the...
| Jul 2, 2014 | Economy / BusinessMeet Mark. He’s a 58 year old, college-educated veteran who lives in Oregon. He was laid off last September and has been unable to find work since. Mark’s state unemployment benefits ran out in May. Since funding for the federal Emergency Unemployment...
| Jun 24, 2014 | Economy / BusinessLloyd Blankfein is very concerned about income inequality. With his face reflecting both worry and perplexity, he recently called inequality “very destabilizing.” Blankfein’s concern doesn’t come from the perspective of one experiencing...
| Jun 18, 2014 | Economy / BusinessTreasury Secretary Jack Lew comes across as somewhat optimistic about the rather lackluster national economy. “Evidence continues to mount that our economy is gaining traction,” Lew recently said. “Nevertheless, we cannot escape the fact that...
| Jun 17, 2014 | Economy / BusinessHave you noticed that the Powers that Be employ a different standard for measuring the health of America’s job market than they use for the stock market? They’re currently telling us that the job market is “improving.” What do they mean? Simply...
| Jun 11, 2014 | Economy / BusinessFast-food workers in hundreds of cities across the country and the world went on strike in mid-May to demand higher pay and better working conditions. These workers targeted the richest and most powerful fast-food corporations such as McDonald’s and Burger King....
