Working Life

Now, what will the Administration claim here? A sign of the victory in the “war on terror?” 3 Prisoners Commit Suicide at Guantánamo By JAMES RISEN and TIM GOLDEN WASHINGTON, June 10 — Three detainees being held at the United States military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, committed suicide early on Saturday, the first deaths […]

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We’ve been following the saga at Delphi Corp. for many months, in large part because it speaks volumes about the ability of corporations to use the bankruptcy laws to impose crippling wage concessions on working people. Yesterday, the UAW (which is holding its convention this week in Las Vegas) reached a deal with Delphi to […]

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Yesterday, the AFL-CIO unveiled a new legal challenge to the Chinese labor system that is at the heart of a vexing problem for workers here and in other countries: how do you compete against workers who make bottom-of-the-barrel wages thanks to a government policy to artificially suppress wages? I don’t know if this challenge has […]

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Yours truly has a crazy day today from dawn until midnight (okay, so the very last part of it is sneaking in the final game of the Yankees-Red Sox game at The Stadium) so this one is a quick and simple post: the Economic Policy Institute has a guide to off-shoring that helps gets the […]

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You have to shake your head when you see this contradictory reality. The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, gave a “tough talk” on inflation, according to The New York Times yesterday. In his toughest comments yet about the risks of inflation, Mr. Bernanke said consumer prices were rising faster than he would like. […]

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Today is the national call-in day to stop the repeal of the estate tax. I’ve written about this issue and highlighted the secret cabal of a few super-rich families (including the Waltons of Wal-Mart) who have been funding the campaign to repeal the estate tax. So, let’s get right to it. Here’s info from the […]

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As Rep. William Jefferson, one of the CAFTA 15, continues to wrap himself in the constitutional fight over whether the F.B.I. improperly raided his offices, more details emerge about the way he conducted business. The Washington Post had a front-page story today detailing how Jefferson built a web of all-in-the-family firms to funnel money for […]

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Here’s a Democrat who stood up against this crazy war: Teddy Kennedy. And still proud of his vote. “My vote against this misbegotten war is the best vote I have cast in the United States Senate since I was elected in 1962,” Kennedy said. “And my call more than a year ago — more than […]

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Not that you would be surprised but…the folks at the Economic Policy Institute show us that “In reality, the distribution of the after-tax gains was stacked heavily in favor of the highest-income taxpayers.” Duh. More here.

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I had a chance to hear from the filmmakers of “The War Tapes” a few weeks back. Though I haven’t seen the film, the description of what they had captured struck me then as a sure winner. Today, A.O. Scott has a very positive review of the film so let’s all rush out to see […]

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