Working Life

   Well, here it is, friends…it would be nice to have a reasonable debate (note: for some reason, the coding of the video makes it post past the jump…trying to figure it out…but go to the full page and you can view it)–    

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If you believe that a society cannot be truly democratic without a strong labor movement, and if you believe that the only way to build a fair economy is by making sure people can belong to unions, then, this is where a line must be drawn: Democratic Senators who block or undercut the Employee Free […]

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  Yes, that is the underlying message delivered today by one of the world’s leading financial publications. For many of us, this is no surprise: you had to be truly ignorant to pretend like the economic system was a success just based on the growing divide between rich and poor over the past decade, and […]

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   I am going to debate the issue of the Employee Free Choice Act today at 11:30 a.m. on CNBC on "The Call" with Larry Kudlow (though apparently now the debate will also be about whether unions destroy jobs!!!). I am opening up this thread here for people to express their viewpoints about EFCA and, […]

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            President’s Mother-In-Law Says Stimulus Package Isn’t Good Enough;                             Wishes President Were More Of A Provider                 Kathleen Sebelius Adopts Late-Term Fetus To Appease Pro-Life Critics              […]

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   Today, The White House is hosting a gathering of people who want to take part in shaping the future health care system. A lot of the participants simply want to keep the same basic system going: for-profit leeching from the pockets of the American people. Here’s a story they should listen to:   This […]

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While they were taking from others, raiding the coffers of corporate treasuries, people suffered throughout the nation. And, even now, they are circling like vultures to pick at the carcasses of their victims.   First, we learn from The Wall Street Journal about "Wall Street’s $10 Million Men": As bad as 2008 was for Merrill […]

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   Here is a classic example about how poorly the debate is often framed in our political discourse. The president has appointed Nancy-Ann DeParle to be the director of the White House Office of Health Reform. Some people are getting worked up into a lather about her need to sever her ties to the health […]

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   Henry Ford used to say that he wanted his workers to have enough money to buy his cars. Our current business leaders seem to have forgotten that simple economic idea. That is why, for their own self-interest, business, and their Republican allies in Congress, should embrace broad unionization.   The sound you just heard […]

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  The last week has been filled with a whole raft of economic scandals that it’s hard to pick through the wreckage. But, I’ll try.   First, a publishing note: last week, I posted the first Friday Scandal Update. I will maybe keep this up–and please suggest your own scandals–both here in the comments and, […]

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