Let’s Re-fund America
Let’s invest in a return to the America we all know and love: a society of historic democratic vision, opportunity for all and a shared prosperity. The powerhouses of … Read more
Let’s invest in a return to the America we all know and love: a society of historic democratic vision, opportunity for all and a shared prosperity. The powerhouses of … Read more
Adjunct professors now teach more than half of all U.S. college courses, yet have no tenure or bargaining power. If one obscure college professor dies, does it make … Read more
Populism: what is it and where can it be found? Mass movements don’t just appear out of the fog, fully grown, structured and mobilized. They emerge in fits … Read more
The Employment Policies Institute is a phony astroturf front for restaurant chains. In L. Frank Baum’s novel, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” the wizard turns out to be a … Read more
High Frequency Trading (HFT) would be a very progressive tax. Have you heard about High Frequency Trading? Get ready to be dazzled! High frequency trades are sweeping, purely … Read more
“Staple-izing” the Post Office won’t work You know what America needs? More jobs, that’s what. Not Wal-Mart-style jobettes, but real jobs — stable ones with good salary and … Read more
When the crazy strikes, Pat Roberts fights back. With more crazy. In “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy assessed the odd things she was experiencing and said to her … Read more
Wall Street goons: no punishment, but they get a raise! Assume that you ran a business that was found guilty of bribery, forgery, perjury, defrauding homeowners, fleecing investors, … Read more
Turning professors into ‘adjunct professors’: part-time, low-paid, no-benefit, no-tenure, temporary teachers. There’s a growing army of the working poor in our U.S. of A., and big contingents of … Read more
The art of schmoozing members of Congress is important to lobbyists A counselor recently advised, “an informal setting,” saying that it is “an effective way to build a … Read more