Author: Isaiah Jerome Lewis Poole
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After 5 Years Of \’Recovery,\’ Still Only Half As Many Jobs As Job Seekers
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary underscores the penalty millions of workers are paying for the right-wing\’s sabotaging of the economic recovery.
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This Student\’s Story Shows What\’s Wrong With The Tipped Minimum Wage
A student trying to save for tuition at an acting school works at a restaurant that pays her $2.77 an hour – so she\’s trying to earn enough in tips to cover the cost. Consider what\’s wrong with this picture.
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Young And Low-Skilled Workers Aren\’t Being Hurt By Minimum Wage Hike
Two University of Delaware economists looked at the 13 states that have raised their minimum wage and actually found that the job prospects of low-skilled workers in those states improved slightly.
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The Fed Should Be Worrying About \’Miss Effy,\’ Not Inflation Ghosts
The inflation bogeyman is nowhere to be found, and the real thing that we should be fearing is the damage being caused by an economy with a labor market that has been too slack for too long.
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More Proof Conservative Austerity Economics Is Holding Us Back
Conclusions by the New York Times\’ Neil Irwin about the reasons the economy \”keeps underperforming\” tie directly to what we\’ve been saying about conservatives sabotaging the economy.
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\”Share the Bread, Mr. President\”: Sign A \’Good Jobs\’ Executive Order
This is as sharp as dividing lines get. Should the power of the federal government be used to elevate worker wages or drive them down? It is not just an economic or political question; it is also a moral one.
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Tastes Like Tax Avoidance: U.S. Company\’s Blend With Dannon Parent
An Illinois company is considering a combination with the French corporation that is the home of Dannon yogurt in the latest example of a corporate \”inversion\” designed to lower its U.S. tax bill.
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The Achilles\’ Heel Of Paul Ryan\’s Latest Antipoverty Program
The aims of Rep. Paul Ryan\’s latest antipoverty vision sound noble. But the core of his proposal has a fundamental flaw: Block grants to states have proven ill-suited to the task of reducing poverty.
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Poll Suggests Democrats Need New Populism Message To Keep The Senate
Democracy Corps\’ latest memo says that Democrats are \”underperforming\” with single women, but can win them back by \”engaging in a populist economic debate … with a strong emphasis on women’s issues.\”
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GOP Plays \”Snake Line\” Politics With The Child Tax Credit
As is usually the case with the conservative extremists who dominate the House, when it says it is about to \”improve\” something, that\’s the signal that for a lot of struggling families, things are actually about to get worse.