On the morning of November 7, we may owe the Golden State a great big “thank you” note. Perhaps the almost one million Californians
Category: Corporations
“The Self Destruction of the 1 Percent”
Chrystia Freeland’s October 13th, New York Times opinion piece, “The Self Destruction of the 1 Percent” compares the rise of the oligarchy in 14th century Venice
Poor Leon Cooperman, Chapter 2
Things just don’t seem to be getting much better for poor Leon Cooperman, about whom I have previously written on Occasional Planet. He still
Banks should make old-fashioned loans
Perhaps our banking crisis can be solved in part by borrowing a technique from the Affordable Health Care Act. The AHCA requires that all
Romney to export Illinois jobs on Election Day
Mitt Romney’s campaign has come under fire for a number of gaffes recently, but one action by the company he cofounded, Bain Capital, is
What does it really mean to be a worker?
As Paul Krugman reports in the September 21 issue of the New York Times, Mitt Romney seems to have a very different interpretation of
Hello, good buy: Goodbye, healthy communities
In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a nation of powerful warrior women. Legend has it that these women even cut off their right breasts….the
Legislature overrules, women pay
Earlier this week [Sept. 12, 2012], the Replubican-dominated Missouri Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that allows employers to deny
Hyatt hurts
Earlier this year, National Catholic Reporter called Hyatt Hotels “the worst hotel employer in the industry.” Allegations about working conditions at Hyatt sound as
Big business is taking over state Supreme Courts
A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how the soaring cost of judicial elections led to state supreme court decisions that