Hot Fudge Sundae Diet

If the Republican Party gets any nuttier, we’re going to have to lock it in the attic when company visits. It’s bad enough when Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin are your Homecoming King and Queen, but in primary election after election this year they’re...

Poverty on the March

Come along,We’ll take a tour;Of rules stacked up Against the poor. The standard of living in the United States is unfortunately going down. Not so much for top earners. The harshest blows, as usual, fall farther down the ladder. Now that the financial industry...

Austerity Won’t Restore our Prosperity

In case you haven’t heard, the economy is not in great shape. We’ve got 10 percent unemployment, home foreclosures are soaring, and the national debt is exploding. The future looks even worse. Some people think inflation is on the way; others think...

Let’s Strengthen our Safety Net

Most of us have friends, neighbors, or family members who have lost jobs, income, and even their homes in this Great Recession. Or we have our own personal stories of increased hardship since the economic meltdown began in 2008. The Census just released data that...

Offshoring America’s Legal Jobs

Maybe you’re one of the thousands of young lawyers in America working in some low-skill, part-time job because law firms have cut so many of the starting positions you were educated to take. If so, I have good news: Jobs for young lawyers are now mushrooming in...