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
Tag: Unemployment
Joe Stiglitz wants to rewrite the rules of the American economy
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.
America’s not-so “Golden Age” (1945-1971)
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,
Fear works
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
Jobs policy has to be key to full economic recovery
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
The student loan bubble is about to burst
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
Lame duck to-do list: Extend unemployment benefits
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
The income inequality speech TED doesn’t want you to see
TED is a nonprofit that began in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from the worlds of technology, entertainment, and design. Since then
The human cost of your free online shipping
I am a progressive, and I identify with leftist politics. I want Medicare for all, free higher education for everyone, Social Security caps lifted
Wheels to work
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