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It’s 2016: What happened to all those dire, Obama-geddon predictions?

January 2, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, 2016 Election, Obama, Republicans Leave a comment

Now that it’s 2016, it’s time to fact-check some of the end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it predictions that President Obama’s critics made before his 2012 re-election. In an

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Joe Stiglitz wants to rewrite the rules of the American economy

May 18, 2015 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Economy, Financial reform, Hillary Clinton Leave a comment

The time is ripe for genuine progressive ideas to take hold because, for once, they have a chance to resonate with people across the political spectrum. Bernie Sanders and Joe Stiglitz, together, offer real solutions to an economy, and a country, gone off the rails.

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America’s not-so “Golden Age” (1945-1971)

March 18, 2014 Madonna Gauding Economy, Employment, Environment, Infrastructure, Labor and unions, Privacy/surveillance Leave a comment

The financial meltdown of 2008 prompted many of us to look back to the decades after WWII for guidance—when Glass-Steagall kept banks in check,

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Fear works

February 4, 2014 Susan Cunningham Economy, Employment, Ethics Leave a comment

American workers are afraid of losing their jobs.  That’s obvious.  I have a step-granddaughter who worked part time at a gas station/convenience store in

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Jobs policy has to be key to full economic recovery

May 28, 2013 Arthur Lieber Budget, Business, Cities, Congress, Consumer issues, Economy, Employment, Financial reform, Infrastructure, Labor and unions, Obama, Politics Leave a comment

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released statistics on eleven cities where workers are disappearing.  Note that workers disappearing is different from jobs

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The student loan bubble is about to burst

March 9, 2013 Madonna Gauding Business, Corporations, Economy, Education Leave a comment

The ever-insightful and knowledgeable Yves Smith, writing at Naked Capitalism, points to a potential trigger for the next economic crisis—the bursting of the massive

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Lame duck to-do list: Extend unemployment benefits

November 15, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Consumer issues, Economy, Employment, Good government Leave a comment

It’s not just the much-vaunted Bush tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of 2012. Federal emergency unemployment benefits are also

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The income inequality speech TED doesn’t want you to see

May 17, 2012 Madonna Gauding Business, Corporations, Politics, Taxes Leave a comment

TED is a nonprofit that began in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from the worlds of technology, entertainment, and design. Since then

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The human cost of your free online shipping

March 14, 2012 Madonna Gauding Employment, Human Rights, Poverty Leave a comment

I am a progressive, and I identify with leftist politics. I want Medicare for all, free higher education for everyone, Social Security caps lifted

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Wheels to work

January 25, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Charity & Justice, Employment, Homelessness, Transportation One comment

If you can’t get to a job interview, you can’t get a job. If you’re homeless and don’t have a car, or if you

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