Working Life

The Fiscal Policy Institute has a report out today that shows how employers are killing the worker’s compensation system in New York. According to the report, “Between 500,000 and a million New York workers who should have workers’ compensation coverage do not, and the system’s revenues are $500 million to $1 billion lower than they […]

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It’s too easy to pound on the president’s State of The Union address. I’ll leave that to the red-meat crowd. What annoyed the crap out of me was watching the Democrats. I’m not referring to the perpetual suck-ups like Reps. Eliot Engel and Loretta Sanchez, two of the many Democrats I spotted jostling for position […]

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This is a big deal. The UAW (my union) and the major car companies are talking about a deal that would shift the responsibility for retiree health care from the auto companies to the union. I think “Egads” and “hmmm” at the same time. Here’s what the Wall Street Journal reports today: Detroit’s auto makers […]

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This is so shocking and so disappointing–the Beast of Bentonville may be breaking the law. I’m astonished that Wal-Mart–which has broken child labor laws, overtimes laws and labor laws–would be potentially trying to pass off regular food as organic food. From The Independent in the U.K. US farming watchdog accuses Wal-Mart of mis-selling Wal-Mart, the […]

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I was .500 in picks in the last round. So, here we go: New Orleans will beat the Bears. I have no other reason to believe this other than the city deserves it. Yeah, I’m sentimental. And, though I love the Windy City, never been much of a Bears fan. And never plan on running […]

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I know this will be a shocker for most of you: the rich are getting more from the economy than the average person. Wow. But, it is worth backing up what we know already with some statistics–which the good folks at the Economic Policy Institute have done: Newly released data from two separate sources reveal […]

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There’s another contribution to the analysis of why it’s so hard to form a union. The folks at the Center for Economic and Policy Research have produced a paper analyzing data from the National Labor Relations Board. None of this should be a surprise and it reaffirms the overall atmosphere depicted in Kate Bronfenbrenner’s work […]

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So, right off the bat, we can see where having Bernie Sanders in the Senate makes a difference. As part of the ethics bill that was passed in the Senate, Sanders inserted an amendment that would shine some light on the political contributions flowing from big business to supporters of CAFTA. The amendment also tries […]

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Yesterday, I wrote about the terrible economic costs of the war. And, lo and behold, yesterday, the progressives in the House announced legislation to end the war. The bill, entitled “The Bring Our Troops Home and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act” would: 1. Withdraw all U.S. troops and military contractors from Iraq within six months […]

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Better late than never. The New York Times, which was a cheerleader for going to war (from its editorial pages, its news pages and, of course, from the most idiotic of all columnists, his lordship Tom Friedman), finally has a piece today on the economic costs of the war. The issue may have been mentioned […]

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