Blog Archive: February, 2010


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Wall Street's Protection Racket: Still Rolling

By Sam Pizzigati
February 28, 2010

To really reform big bank behavior, we need to scuttle the pay system that 'entitles' Wall Streeters to however much loot they can grab.

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The Dirty Jobs Myth

By Natasha Chart
February 27, 2010

Sunil Sharan, formerly of GE's smart grid program, wrote in the Washington Post today to let the world know that green jobs are a mirage because a smart grid would eliminate meter-reading jobs. Yes, really, that's his argument. more »

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Q&A with Manufacturing Business Expert Richard McCormack

By Leo Gerard
February 26, 2010

Leo W. Gerard: Richard, when you appeared recently at Youngstown State University as a guest of the Center for Working-Class Lecture Series, you talked about how essential manufacturing is to the U.S. economy and how politicians seem clueless about that. more »

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Conservative Unemployment Roadblock Will Cost States Millions

By Isaiah J. Poole
February 26, 2010

The latest bit of obstruction being staged by a Senate conservative, done in the name of limiting federal spending, is going to end up costing cash-strapped states millions of dollars as well as potentially causing millions of workers to lose their unemployment benefits. more »

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Whirlpool: Mexican Workers Paid $70/Week Can't Buy Refrigerators

By Dave Johnson
February 26, 2010

Whirlpool is closing a plant in Evansville, Indiana, and moving the jobs to Mexico, where the workers will be paid $70 per week. more »

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The Week In Blog: A Bipartisan Chat About The Bipartisan Summit

By Bill Scher
February 26, 2010

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Progressive Breakfast: Summit Spurs Call To Act

By Bill Scher
February 26, 2010
On the menu this morning:
  • After Summit, Dems Move To Pass Bill Without GOP
  • GOP Obstructionism Exposed
  • Public Option Left Off Summit Agenda
  • Dodd-Shelby Talks Resume As Progressive Push For Real Reform
  • House Resists Senate Jobs Tax Credit, Sen. Bunning Stalls Jobless Aid
  • Utility Lobby Splits On EPA Climate Regs

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Social Security Works for Women

By Alex Lawson
February 25, 2010

This is the second installment in our Social Security Works series. The first post focused on how Social Security works for America, and today we will show how Social Security works for women. more »

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Financial Reform: Reconciliation or Ritual?

By Richard (RJ) Eskow
February 25, 2010

The pheremonic scent of compromise is inducing euphoria in the nation's capitol once again. Not that there's anything wrong with compromise, if it results in policies that work. But we've just pulled ourselves back from the brink of financial meltdown, and tens of millions of households are experiencing their own economic catastrophes. This is no time to value process over outcome. The danger is that the desire to appear bipartisan may prevent us from creating a system that protects us from either collective or individual economic disaster. more »

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"Grand Obstructionist Oppressive Party" Makes The Case For Simple Majority Health Care Vote

By Bill Scher
February 25, 2010

During the lunch break of today's health care summit, C-Span 3 took two calls from Republican voters appalled at what they saw from their own party's congressional leaders.

One praised President Obama for trying to tackle a serious problem, while lamenting the congresspeople in his own party who clearly would not "meet the President halfway." more »

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