Jobs & Wages

It's the Economy, Stupid

prospect.org — The Middle-class has exhausted the coping mechanisms they've used for over 30 years.

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Woe is the Worker

prospect.org — Candidates don't talk about the price workers pay for growth-at-any-cost business.

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Free Speech, Fried

Some businesses treat worker free-speech rights like a crushed bag of stale potato chips. more »

The Final Analysis

tpmcafe.com — Candidates must talk more about the lack of shared prosperity in today's economy.

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Victoria's Trade Secrets

huffingtonpost.com — Slave labor conditions are the ugly secret behind those lacy garments.

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Uncle Sam Wants You, But Pays Off Mom and Dad

Consumerism Killing Democracy

alternet.org — Americans want low prices, but oppose the corporate behaviors that make them possible.

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End of the Middle Class

baltimorechronicle.com — Our middle class is as much an endangered species as the spotted owl.

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Here Comes the Recession

Jobless Rate to Increase in 2008, Says Fed