economy

Challenging anti-government ideas

January 13, 2010 By Bruce Bostick And Wally Kaufman

We need to show that the American people through their struggles have established the basic institutions of democratic society including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Postal Service, the VA, public schools and libraries, and much more....

Confronting corporate ideology in the fight for jobs

January 13, 2010 By Bruce Bostick And Wally Kaufman

The struggle for jobs must challenge ideas of "market supremacy" - downgrading everything public - and "supply side" trickle-down economics. (Part 2 of 3-part series)

Jobs for America Now can be catalyst for mass action

January 13, 2010 By Bruce Bostick And Wally Kaufman

This is a solid progressive program that would turn our nation around. But a mass movement is needed to win its enactment. (Part 1 of 3-part series.)

No need for MTA’s draconian cuts

January 13, 2010 By Dan Margolis

The MTA's cuts, targeting students and seniors, are even worse than past "doomsday" scenarios, but the truth is, none of these cuts are necessary.

Political courage to create jobs is lacking, AFL-CIO’s Trumka charges

January 11, 2010 By John Wojcik

Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, in a major address today at the National Press Club in Washington, said the jobs crisis "cries out for political courage but that courage is not much in evidence.