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The Wage Ethic by Holly Sklar, | January 16, 2006
Martin Luther King Jr. would tell today's Congress to value American workers by providing a living wage. read more »The Unkindest Cuts by Anya Kamenetz, | January 12, 2006
Congress' most recent budget cuts put the biggest burden on those who can least afford it—college students. read more »Make Poverty History by Gordon Brown, The Guardian | January 11, 2006
Britain's number two calls on the developed world to globalize not only capitalism, but social justice as well. read more »The Year Of Rebalancing by Patrick Doherty, OurFuture.org | January 6, 2006
It started last night, East Coast time. I was reading the Financial Times website when the headline that should have come last year finally emerged. "China Signals Reserve Switch Away From Dollar." That, friends and countrymen, is a bell that tolls for the American economy. read more »The Democrats' Silent Spring by Thomas I. Palley, | January 6, 2006
If you've been thinking that the Dems' economic policy is indistinguishable from the GOP's, you're right. read more »Friends In Russian Places: Your Letters by Anne Thompson, OurFuture.org | January 6, 2006
How to measure prosperity; DeLay's Russian cohorts; untangling immigration: Readers react in this week's letters. read more »Oil, Gas And Imperialism by Daniel Litvin, The Guardian | January 4, 2006
In the future, oil and gas will be replaced by renewables. But for now, energy imperialism is the driver of global politics. read more »Our Worrisome MDP by Robert B. Reich, | January 3, 2006
If we measured average Americans' prosperity, the White House would be singing a different economic tune. read more »What They Were Striking For by Alexandra Walker, OurFuture.org | December 22, 2005
At his blog , Jonathan Tasini challenges those who criticize the workers for striking: "For those people here and elsewhere who blame the union, please, get a grip. It can' t be more clear now that the M.T.A. forced a strike over a pittance to its coffers--but a 4 percent cut to workers." read more »Grinch Giving by Laura Donnelly, OurFuture.org | December 19, 2005
One of the most common justifications that's trotted out every time someone in Congress proposes a tax cut for rich Americans is trickle-down economics . read more »
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Wikipedia Foundation: English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout, wikimediafoundation.org | January 17, 2012
Democrats think Obama's playing tax-cut extension fight well , The Miami Herald | December 15, 2011
Robert Borosage was quoted in an article in the Miami Herald about the debate to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. more »
Globalize This: Occupy UK converges on London, The Guardian | November 20, 2011
Robert Borosage on C-Span Talks Jobs And the Economy, wc-spanvideo.org | October 17, 2011
US Steelworkers Form Collaboration with MONDRAGON, usw.org | March 6, 2011
The 16 Profitable Companies That Pay Almost Nothing In Taxes, businessinsider.com | February 19, 2011
Obama Budget Plan: Cuts To Target Working Poor, Middle Class & Students, Huffington Post | February 15, 2011
