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Cancerous Conservatism Debilitates Workers by Isaiah J. Poole, OurFuture.org | April 21, 2008
Perhaps the ultimate workplace expression of conservative "you're-on-your-own" ideology is FedEx Ground, where all of the workers who deliver packages are not FedEx employees but are independent contractors. read more »Good Jobs for Americans Who Help Americans by Robert Kuttner, prospect.org | April 21, 2008
Human services is the fastest-growing labor market. Here's how to restore middle-class earnings by making every human-service job a good job. read more »José Can You See? Bush’s Trojan Taco by Greg Palast, OurFuture.org | April 21, 2008
José Can You See? Bush’s Trojan Taco By Greg Palast Monday, April 21, 2008 (For TomPaine.com) Psst! George Bush has a secret. While you Democrats are pounding each other to a pulp in Pennsylvania, the President has snuck back down to New Orleans for a meeting of the NAFTA Three: the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of Mexico. You’re not supposed to know that – for two reasons: read more »Historic Loss of Assets for Minorities by Sandip Roy, alternet.org | April 20, 2008
A warning that the current economic downturn could lead to the greatest loss of assets for communities of color that's ever happened. read more »The Wage That Meant Middle Class by Louis Uchitelle, The New York Times | April 20, 2008
The $20 hourly wage, introduced on a huge scale in the middle of the last century, allowed masses of Americans with no more than a high school education to rise to the middle class. It was a marker, of sorts. And it is on its way to extinction. read more »Finance’s Upper Tier Needs Closer Scrutiny by Henry Kaufman, Financial Times | April 20, 2008
The performance and behavior of leading participants in our financial system must be improved if we are to avoid future calamities. What is urgently needed is a regulatory body that would oversee only the largest U.S.-based financial institutions — assessing the adequacy of their capital, the soundness of their trading practices and their vulnerability to conflicts of interest as well as other measures of their stability and competitiveness. read more »Piling On: Borrowers Buried by Fees by Gretchen Morgenson, The New York Times | April 20, 2008
A handful of bankruptcy court judges are pulling back the curtain on the mortgage servicing business, exposing, among other questionable practices, the sundry and onerous fees that big banks and financial companies levy on troubled borrowers. It isn’t a pretty sight, if you are a borrower. read more »The Simple Arithmetic of Republican Failure by David Fiderer, Huffington Post | April 20, 2008
Numbers tell a story. The numbers over the past 30 years are irrefutable. When it comes to creating jobs and managing the nation's finances, Democratic presidents have succeeded while Republican presidents have failed. read more »Push for Workers' Rights by Isaiah J. Poole, OurFuture.org | April 18, 2008
Even though a fight for union representation rights has stalled in Congress, the Jobs with Justice coalition is not only being persistent but is optimistic as it prepares for its upcoming national conference in May. Its executive director, Sarita Gupta, says the organization will be tacking some big issues at the conference and in the months ahead. read more »New Report: Recession Taking A Toll On Women by Toby Chaudhuri, OurFuture.org | April 18, 2008
Americans who work hard and play by the rules deserve the opportunity to succeed and achieve, but that's simply not the case. Women are facing new and heightened risks in this uncertain economy, according to a new report released today by Sen. Kennedy, D-Mass. Key findings of the report follow. read more »
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