Social Security Pioneer Robert M. Ball Has Passed Away
One of the pioneering leaders in establishing retirement security for all Americans, Robert M. Ball, passed away Tuesday night...
January 2008 Archives
January 31, 2008
January 29, 2008
More SOTU Reactions
My previous post shared the CtW perspective on yesterday's State of the Union address. But how's it being received...
"Change Begins Now in America"
CtW Chair Anna Burger has issued a statement regarding the President's State of the Union address yesterday. Here's the link....
January 28, 2008
Heckuva Job!
The White House announced today late Friday that the President is nominating Robert Battista for another term as Chair...
Mozilo Retreats (a Bit) on Compensation Package
I wrote in this space two weeks ago about the enormous payout that outgoing Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo was expecting...
January 26, 2008
2007 Saw First Increase in U.S. Union Membership Since 1983
Last night the Bureau of Labor Statistics dropped some good news -- 2007 saw an increase in union membership in...
January 25, 2008
Stimulus Package Needs to Do More for Working Families
We've just released a statement by Change to Win Chair Anna Burger on the economic stimulus "compromise" package that was...
January 18, 2008
In 2007, Workers' Wages Saw Biggest Drop in 17 Years
The numbers are in on how much working people made in 2007, and they ain't pretty. This week, the Bureau...
January 17, 2008
A Reality Check for Rep. Bachmann
ThinkProgress reports on a Capitol Hill press conference yesterday where Republican Representative Michele Bachmann (who already has an, um,...
January 16, 2008
How One Union's Workers Brought the American Dream Back to Las Vegas
Looking towards the upcoming Nevada caucus, The American Prospect is re-running a great article by Harold Meyerson from 2004 showing...
January 14, 2008
Failing Upward
Let's assume for a moment that you were the CEO of a major financial services company. And that you...
January 3, 2008
Rose-Colored Glasses
Like weatherman, economists don't have to be right very often to keep their jobs. Stephen Rose, an economist formerly of...