| | Economy / BusinessBashing unions Makes me quake; We’ve all got A lot at stake. Here in investor-laden Connecticut, labor scored a rare coup this year. We became the first state to require most service-sector employers to provide paid sick leave. Sure, all governments and most big...
| Aug 22, 2011 | Economy / BusinessDid you breathe a sigh of relief when President Barack Obama signed the debt deal into law earlier this month? If not, you weren’t the only one. Raising the national debt ceiling may have forestalled an immediate U.S. default and credit collapse, but the deal...
| Aug 15, 2011 | Economy / BusinessThe fury surrounding the debt ceiling deal was so boisterous and rowdy that most Americans took a while to notice that it does nothing to create jobs. In a ginned-up crisis during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, Congress haggled over social...
| | Economy / BusinessAs the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. In Washington, great power should also require great transparency. The hurriedly passed Budget Control Act raised the nation’s debt ceiling and made some efforts to reduce the deficit. The law also...
| | Economy / BusinessIf I were Thomas Paine (which I sometimes think I am) I would say: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” If I were Charles Dickens (which I never think I am) I would say: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” And if...
