Category: Economic Security
- 08/03/12 Things Are Looking Up for MSNBC Host Chris Hayes One-time labor reporter swapped his notepad for a TV studio, kept his pro-union, progressive politics.
- 08/02/12 Romney’s Tax Plan: Give to the Rich, Take from the Poor Presidential candidate’s latest scheme for “tax reform” is neither new nor helpful.
- 08/02/12 Study Links Good Jobs and Bargaining Power New study from CEPR blames decline of good jobs on workers’ deteriorating bargaining power.
- 07/24/12 The Minimum Wage Is Outdated The Rebuild America Act will help struggling families become self-sufficient and join the middle class.
- 07/13/12 Cities in Default, a Mouthpiece in Denial Municipal bankruptcies give The Wall Street Journal another excuse to lie about public employees.
- 07/11/12 Protestors Denounce Outrageous RI ‘Pension Insecurity’ Plan Retirees demonstrate against sweeping changes to state’s public pension system that jeopardize workers’ retirement security.
- 07/06/12 Eighty Thousand Jobs Added in June – But Congress Must Create More The latest job numbers released today are heartening, as they show an increase of 80,000 jobs in June. But make no mistake: The economy is fragile as it continues to recover from the Great Recession.
- 06/15/12 Child Care Professional: California Budget Cuts Endanger Kids, Communities and Workers Communities across the state are speaking out against the cuts and arguing for a smart, fair state budget that protects child care.
- 05/04/12 Public Pension Opponents Argue from Both Sides to Distort Truth Dean Baker contends that politicians are “using heaping doses of the politics of envy" to divide workers.
- 03/13/12 Report: NY Governor’s Plan Cuts Retirement Security 40 Percent Study by independent organization confirms benefit cut.
