When Toys R Us went belly up, 33,000 workers were cast into the streets with no severance because the bankruptcy laws favor corporate thieves and raiders. But, those workers are fighting back. I talk to two key leaders in the campaign to change the laws and get a bit of justice, not just for Toys […]
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Episode 96: Toys R Us Workers Aren’t Playing Around; The Secret To Organizing A Union
Posted on 22 August 2018.
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Coal Miners Recoup?
Posted on 12 August 2013.
Some of the worst bastards in the free market are coal company operators. I remember, back in the 1980s, the support lots of us gave to the strikers at the Pittston Coal Company and the guys running that operations were scum, too. So, here’s a little news from the mines.
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White House to Detroit: Drop Dead II — But Republican Rides to Rescue?
Posted on 29 July 2013.
Really? The White House is saying to Detroit basically “take a hike” when it comes to a bailout — but, don’t worry, pension holders in Detroit, you have a defender…the Republican Michigan attorney general. This is bizarre and troubling.
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Detroit
Posted on 18 July 2013.
Detroit. The filing for bankruptcy is a sad, but, in a way, predictable event — if one is willing to see what this really means. It’s a deep metaphor for the failure of the so-called “free market”.
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Whose Recovery?
Posted on 06 January 2010.
It is going to take the concerted effort of a lot of voices to overcome the noise being generated by the people who would like us to think that economic salvation is at hand. So, we need to keep pointing out some harsh realities facing real people. For example: The number of Americans filing […]
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World Consumer Debt Crisis–Another Reason To Be Very Afraid
Posted on 28 July 2009.
It is an article of faith that American consumers are way over leveraged, particularly when it comes to credit card debt. But, a pretty scary article in the Financial Times the other day makes it clear that this is a worldwide phenomena that is likely to prolong the economic crisis we are in. I […]
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GM,Health Care, Trade–It’s All Related
Posted on 03 June 2009.
As I noted yesterday in connection with the bankruptcy of General Motors, I am in favor of spending money on trying to save peoples’ jobs–we are talking about the survival of communities and the lives of thousands of people. But, having now spent the morning reading various media reports about the GM bankruptcy, it’s […]
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Why Spending Money On People Is Good
Posted on 02 June 2009.
I suppose some of us may be on the wrong side of this or perhaps weird…or maybe un-American…because we think that, hey, it isn’t a bad thing to spend taxpayer money on saving jobs and communities. If you gave me the choice, I’d be pretty damn proud to know that my money is going […]
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GM Bankruptcy: Failed Economic System
Posted on 01 June 2009.
It is curious, if not maddening, to observe the unwillingness of our economic and political leaders to admit that the bankruptcy of General Motors is a verdict on a much broader failure of the economic vision of the country. Sure, the incompetence of GM management, over a long period of time, is stunning. But, […]
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UAW-GM Bankruptcy Deal
Posted on 30 May 2009.
My obvious failure to post in the morning was not due to laziness or sleeping late (oh, that would be nice). Rather, it was a hectic morning but, here I am, back at my post and…I will be on Larry Kudlow’s show tonight (7 Eastern time) to talk about the bankruptcy deal reached between […]
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