Rich Man Hails Middle Class Job Creators

Rich Man Hails Middle Class Job Creators

Here’s an unusual super-rich guy with a strange message for his fellow 1-percent-of-the-1-percenters. Nick Hanauer, who made billions as an Internet entrepreneur, recently wrote an open letter to his fellow über-richies. “The true job creators are...
How to Move Millions into the Middle Class

How to Move Millions into the Middle Class

President Barack Obama is pledging to make the rest of his time in office about “making this country work for working Americans again.” That means one branch of government is on the case. After rejecting White House proposals to create good jobs that would...
The Roaring Twenties Are Back

The Roaring Twenties Are Back

Not much left Worth fighting for; The rich already Won the war. Many of us who have reached Social Security age had a pretty good run. We lived through those heady days that followed the Great Depression and World War II, a delightful — though brief — moment in U.S....
The Parched Truth about American Jobs

The Parched Truth about American Jobs

At last, some excellent economic news for folks long-mired in the stagnant labor market. “Jobs Spring Back,” exclaimed a typical headline on recent reports that 165,000 private-sector jobs were added in April. Wow — the thunderous, three-year boom of...