The Rich are Raking it in, so Where are the Jobs?
It’s a grim joke to speak of Labor Day as a celebration of labor.
The Politics of the London Riots
Some politicians and commentators have dismissed the recent British riots as pure criminality. But they ignore the politics at their own risk.
Raised Ceiling
Will this raised ceiling put a roof over our heads?
A Strategy for Coping with Unemployment
Resilience Circles are springing up across the United States.
With unemployment now at 9.2 percent, “Resilience Circles” help others adapt to a changing world
As hard economic times get harder, many Americans turn to helping each other.
Republicans Find the Culprit
It turns out that Mitt Romney is that lazy, too-good-for-your-minimum-wage-job unemployed guy GOP lawmakers have in mind when they try to cut off unemployment benefits.
We’re Not Broke, Just Twisted
Reversing tax giveaways to the super-rich and the nation’s largest corporations could raise $4 trillion within a decade and avert possible government closures.
Moving Past the Jobless Recovery
Politicians need to hear from the public that this isn’t the time to cut middle-class jobs.
SOTU: Glossing over the Pervasive Suffering Caused by Joblessness
The freeze on the funding of discretionary domestic programs would choke off vital assistance to a shrinking middle class and growing numbers of poor and low-income families.
Crocodile Tears
You have got to be fastidiously responsible and fiscally conservative to afford the occasional gift to the super wealthy.
The Bush Tax Cuts and The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
What extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy really means for national security.
Congress, Don’t Scrooge the Jobless
Extending unemployment benefits immediately would save what otherwise will be another dismal holiday season for American retailers.
Recession? What Recession?
The rich are getting richer and the poor, poorer, with many who used to be middle class sliding into the second camp.
Glimpse Into the Book Signing and Adventures of Unemployed Man
Halloween took a uniquely creative and progressive twist as people wore their favorite political superhero or villain costume.
G-20: Take Action on Financial Transaction Taxes
International civil society organizations urge G-20 leaders to make progress on taxing financial speculation at summit in Seoul.