We Need a Care Package!
We've built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care, but penalizes the people who provide it.
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More AIG Bailout Bonus Bonanza
Back in November we reported that AIG had decided to give a reported half billion dollars and change to its
CEOs Want To Use Bailout $$ To Bust Unions
Great post from In One Ear and Out the Other: Wikileaks "This is the demise of a civilization,"
What's the Matter with Michigan?
What's the Matter with Michigan? The Rise and Collapse of an Economic Wonder Mason Gaffney, Groundswell Nov-Dec 2008
Kristof: Apologist for Sweatshops
When I saw Nicholas Kristof's column on sweatshops last week (Where Sweatshops Are a Dream), I just rolled
Capitalism's 60 Year Itch
Then again, many of these forecasters were probably saying, six months ago, that this would be a mild recession. From
Jeff Sachs: There Is No Alternative...?
To a massive public stake in the economy? It sure seems like that's what the eminent free-marketeer of
Bonuses--Not Wages--Sticky Downwards?
From The Times: The Times January 29, 2009 Wall Street bankers keep two-thirds of bonuses Christine Seib in New York
Capital Theory (Sans Capital?)
This piece from the Financial Times reveals the intricate contortions economic journalists are facing in a world of overwhelming state
Today's FOMC Statement
Voilà—today's statement from the Federal Open Market Committee. The Fed will use "all available tools."
Wage Theft in America
We just posted two excerpts from Kim Bobo's excellent new book Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of
Union Membership Rises Again in 2008 (BLS)
Just in from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hat-tip to Doug Henwood at lbo-talk. As Doug pointed out, two years