Working Life

I have been waiting to hear what the presidential candidates have to say about how to address the financial crisis gripping the country, and the international markets. Very little of substance has been said, beyond vague pronouncements—until yesterday. Sen. Hillary Clinton released a plan, which, in my humble opinion, underscores why another Clinton Administration would […]

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    This just out via the Associated Press: The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nearly two months, providing more evidence that the weak economy is having an adverse impact on the labor market. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for jobless […]

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    This just out via the Associated Press: The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nearly two months, providing more evidence that the weak economy is having an adverse impact on the labor market. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for jobless […]

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    We will get a window on how bad it could get in about 20 minutes when the stock market opens. Stocks will drop like a rock if the overnight trends are any indication: European and Asian stocks fell Monday in response to renewed worries about the financial strength of the world’s banking system after […]

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    We will get a window on how bad it could get in about 20 minutes when the stock market opens. Stocks will drop like a rock if the overnight trends are any indication: European and Asian stocks fell Monday in response to renewed worries about the financial strength of the world’s banking system after […]

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    A short post today since it’s big fundraiser day. Paul Krugman reports: The scariest thing I’ve read recently is a speech given last week by Tim Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. Geithner came as close as a Fed official can to saying that we’re in the midst […]

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    A short post today since it’s big fundraiser day. Paul Krugman reports: The scariest thing I’ve read recently is a speech given last week by Tim Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. Geithner came as close as a Fed official can to saying that we’re in the midst […]

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    Earlier this week, I suggested that, rather than debate the often vague criteria that should drive a super-delegate’s decision on who to support in the Democratic nomination, the uncommitted super-delegates should actually seek a clarification on where candidates stood on issues. I chose trade because I consider that to be the single-most important economic […]

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    Earlier this week, I suggested that, rather than debate the often vague criteria that should drive a super-delegate’s decision on who to support in the Democratic nomination, the uncommitted super-delegates should actually seek a clarification on where candidates stood on issues. I chose trade because I consider that to be the single-most important economic […]

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    I’m frankly unmoved by the arguments circulating that so-called super-delegates have to vote one way or another. The system for political primaries is broken and the super-delegate issue–discovered mainly by people who never objected to their status before–is just one problem. But, since the super-delegates may have a crucial role at the Democratic convention, […]

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