economy
OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 2, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
Read moreOPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 1, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
Read moreTaxing the oil companies hot air
February 3, 2006Last October 12 U.S. Senators sent a letter to nine major oil companies, asking them to donate part of their record profits to help poor Americans faced with large increases in their heating oil costs this...
Read moreConference asks: Is Wal-Mart good for America?
June 10, 2005LOS ANGELES — The UCLA Labor Center here held a special conference on Wal-Mart, June 4. It was educational. It was emotional. And it was packed. Conference participants asked simply, “Is Wal-Mart Good For America?”
Read moreHold your ground, refuse to surrender
April 15, 2005Two leading Democratic strategists, James Carville and Stanley Greenberg, publicly took their party to task for its “just say no” approach to President Bush’s proposed privatization and benefit cuts. “To say there is no problem simply...
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