By Any Name, Predatory Payday Lending Is Still a Debt Trap
It’s been a while since I blogged about payday lending, so let’s recap a little bit. Payday loans are...
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How About Some Real Solutions to Problems that Do Exist?
With Governor Tom Corbett’s first term approaching the halfway point, the editorial pages are settling in on a theme...
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Can Businesses Make More Money by Paying their Workers More?
We spend a lot of time around here worrying about rising profits and stagnant wages, but that doesn’t mean...
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What’s Good for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Isn’t So Good For You
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a new report on Wednesday calling for the rollback of a wide range...
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Beware of Misinformation Campaigns
The battle over collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin has included claims that public servants in that state are overpaid. ...
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We Need More Action on Jobs and Wages
The evidence is indisputable: aggressive action by the federal government to create jobs worked. As of December 2010, federal...
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The 2nd Anniversary of the Recovery Act
February 17th is the second anniversary of the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ...
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For the Long-Term Unemployed, the Jobs Just Aren’t There
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released new data on the duration of unemployment by state. In 2010, 26%...
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Strengthening the Middle Class
On Thursday, Derek Thompson, an associate editor at the Atlantic, wrote a guest post at Ezra Klein’s blog discussing...
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Can We Stop Attacking People Who Lost Their Job Because of the Recession?
Capitolwire reports (paywall): House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, said there are ways to reform unemployment compensation… Turzai said:...
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