Month

Archives: Employment

Why Americans are Angry: The Minimum Wage Trap

By Peter Van Buren | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - When presidential candidate Bernie Sanders talks about income inequality, and when other candidates speak about the minimum wage and food stamps, what…

The GOP Race as America’s Hunger Games

Nomi Prins | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - Fact: too many Republican candidates are clogging the political scene. Perhaps what’s needed is an American Hunger Games to cut the field to size. Each…

As Oil Prices Crater, Algeria needs an Actual Economy or big Trouble Looms

By Allan Christelow | (Informed Comment) | - - Like other oil producers, Algeria faces difficulties with the sharp decline in prices since 2014. But unlike oil producers in the Gulf region,…

Game of Groans: How focus on Trump Taunts hides GOP war on Middle Class, Workers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The condition of late capitalism produces a press discourse strangely devoid of any mention of class. Last Thursday we had 10 rich males,…

Bernie Sanders launches “Political Revolution” w/ 100K Virtual House Partiers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Bernie Sanders spoke from a house party in Washington, D.C., to supporters gathering in 3500 homes and other locations around the country in groups ranging from…

New Poll: Bernie Sanders Leads All Republican Front Runners including Trump

Thom Hartmann | (Video Report) | - - Bernie Sanders, who doesn't play to the cheap seats, is racking up incredible poll numbers. Zaid Jilani at Alternet reports on a just-out CNN…

European Companies poised for Iran Gold Rush but will Hill Keep US Out?

By Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/ RL) Many of the punishing UN, U.S., and EU financial and energy sanctions imposed on Iran in recent years to pressure Tehran to curb its nuclear…

Celebrating Bernie Sanders via Stand-Up: He doesn’t Give a —

Francesca Fiorentini | (AJ+ Video) - - "Whether in a speech or an interview, 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has little patience for politicking. This grandpa socialist can't be bought, for better…

Jeb Bush Thinks You Don’t Work Hard Enough

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "Jeb Bush has an interesting idea on how to boost economic growth: people should just work longer hours. Despite the fact that…

Is Greece’s “No” on Debt Referendum another Youth Revolution?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - During the past 5 years, the old categories of politics-- left, right, center or capitalist and socialist-- have been challenged by a new…

Bernie Sanders’ 10,000-person crowd in Madison biggest of any Candidate so Far

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Democratic Party's left wing is fed up and isn't going to take it any more. Americans in opinion polling overwhelmingly favor the…

What South Carolina needs to do for Racial equality (taking down the flag is just symbolic)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - Governor Nikki Haley announced on Monday that she would attempt to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the statehouse, recognizing the pain…

Massive turnout for Bernie Sanders in Denver: Is he Gaining on Hillary Clinton?

By Sarah Lazare, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - Massive turnout is latest sign the Vermont senator is gaining on Hillary Clinton At least 5,500 people gather in in a gymnasium…

5 Radical Takeaways from the Pope’s Letter on Climate

By Janet Redman | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Francis recognizes that there's no way to stop climate change without confronting the way the world does business. That's huge. Pope…

Why Pelosi, Hillary and House Democrats turned on Obama over Asian free trade

By Harley Shaiken | (The Conversation) | - - Over the last several days, President Barack Obama pulled out all the stops to pass Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) – aka fast track…

Hillary Clinton kicks off Campaign in NYC: Says Heir to FDR pro-Middle Class Policies (Full video)

NewsGoingViral | (Full Video) | - - Hillary Clinton kicks off campaign at Roosevelt Island, New York City. Positions self as heir of New Deal, Four Freedoms, middle class prosperity. Hillary Clinton…

House Deals Major Blow to Obama’s Secret Asian Trade Agenda

By Maira Sutton | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - The Senate's Fast Track bill package failed in the House today, following a landslide vote to reject a piece of the legislation…

‘Too Big to Exist’: Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks

by Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - If passed, bill would give Treasury Secretary a year to break up institutions bailed out in financial crisis. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is…

Obama to Train 75,000 Solar Workers in 5 Yrs, Including Veterans

Barack Obama | (Whitehouse.gov) - "President Obama traveled to the Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss his initiative to connect veterans with jobs in the burgeoning solar…