Budget Cuts
Cuomo-friendly business group launches ad campaign
January 13, 2011The new television commercial about New York state sounds good - so why are labor and community groups worried?
Read moreUK students to launch new wave of protests
January 5, 2011Students will mark Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's birthday Friday by marching on his party's headquarters, with more actions to come.
Read moreThank goodness for the GOP
December 21, 2010I'm so glad the Republicans on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission have set me straight.
Read moreLabor Deptartment zeroes in on women’s issues
December 6, 2010The Labor Department's Women's Bureau, faced with small size, a budget freeze and potential cuts, will emphasize research on working women's issues, outreach to workers and - despite a potentially hostile GOP House majority - paycheck...
Read moreCitizens’ Commission plan can change deficit debate – thank goodness!
December 2, 2010Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel prize-winning economist, and the Citizens' Commission on Jobs, Deficits And America's Future, presented a plan that focuses on what's needed: jobs.
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