Economy and Business
Jobs Emergency
It’s been two years since the Lehman Brothers collapse set off a global financial meltdown. The government bailed out big Wall Street banks and they’re now making bumper earnings. Major corporations are sitting on $8 trillion in cash reserves, the biggest pile since 1963.
Pumped CEOs
Killing Jobs is Bad for Business
Corporate America loves layoffs. No matter the cost to the affected workers, many investors see job cuts as an encouraging sign that CEOs are making the tough decisions necessary to make their company “lean and mean.”
Happy Birthday, Social Security
Social Security, created by FDR in the midst of the Great Depression, recently turned 75.
Icarus Inc.
The Lineup: Week of August 30-September 5, 2010
The latest OtherWords editorial package includes an op-ed by Kevin Shih regarding CEOs who unnecessarily slash jobs–a practice that earns them outrageous compensation and harms our economy–and a Labor Day op-ed by AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
The Case for Killing Bush’s Tax Cuts for the Rich
Things in Washington these days are beginning to look a lot like Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Two ghosts from Republican administrations past have risen from political Palookaville to rattle their chains and issue dire warnings to their former colleagues.
Social Security in the Eye of the Beholder
Social Security is in trouble, but not because of any fundamental imbalances, OtherWords partner Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), says, citing the Aug. 5 broadcast of CNN’s Situation Room program. It’s just under attack by ideologues.
How the Estate Tax Benefits Small Businesses
Small business owners like me have for too long served as poster children for a misleading campaign led by the super wealthy to weaken or abolish the estate tax. I’m the proud owner of Maine’s Borealis Breads, and I want to make something crystal clear: The estate tax impacts neither me nor the vast majority of small business owners. In fact, I support a stronger estate tax.
Compassionate Conservatives
