The Democratic Party yesterday approved a progressive party platform that stands up for Medicare, Social Security, the right to organize, and marriage equality, The
Category: Economy
Obama sets new auto fuel efficiency standards: 54.5 mpg by 2025
When adding up the accomplishments of the Obama administration, the increase in auto fuel efficiency standards, also known by the acronym CAFE (Corporate Average
The fight to raise the minimum wage
Political discourse in corporate controlled Washington DC is silent on the plight of the working poor. Big business, corporate profits and the minimum wage
GOP middle class bamboozlement may be over
Instead of offering real solutions to social and economic problems, the GOP has used flag waving, gay bashing, abortion, prayer in schools, death panels,
Wealth doesn’t trickle down when it’s parked in off shore tax havens
A new study by the Tax Justice Network “The Price of Offshore Revisited” shines a light on the size of the global offshore economy—the amount of
Obama calls for tax fairness
On Monday, July 9, President Obama urged Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts for those who make under $250,000 for one year and
Humility and Power
It must be difficult to hold a significant (or perhaps even an insignificant) position of power and conduct oneself with modesty. A lack of
HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?
The new award-winning documentary “HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?” traces the origins of the worldwide economic collapse of 2008 to a series of
Republican logic fail
Something I don’t understand about GOP logic, if it can be called that, is the idea that public workers are just a useless drain
Government reports show dramatic decline in family net worth
Two recent surveys released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve confirm that family net worth has taken a dramatic downturn in