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Want a Job? Nov. 24, 2016
Do you remember the days when everyone seemed to retire on or before that ominous 65th birthday? Wel... Read More
Leave Divisive Narrative Behind Us Now Nov. 16, 2016
Occasionally in the space of political discourse, convenient narratives replace actual facts, especi... Read More
Hillary Clinton, You're No John F. Kennedy Sep. 03, 2016
The election season is heating up. Donald Trump has pulled back even with Hillary Clinton, and every... Read More
America is Still the Land of Opportunity Sep. 01, 2016
America has long been known as the land of opportunity. "When one starts poor," Abraham Lincoln obse... Read More
Elitist Arrogance, Part II Jun. 08, 2016
A basic economic premise holds that when the price of something rises, people seek to economize on i... Read More
A Business Recession Looms Jun. 04, 2016
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May job report was a shocker, with nonfarm payrolls up only 38,0... Read More
Our View: Wage Compression a Real Issue May. 13, 2016
Dan Price, owner of Seattle-based company Gravity Payments, made a splash last year when he announce... Read More
New Overtime Rule Will Kill Jobs May. 04, 2016
The Obama administration in its last few months is trying to push through some significant changes t... Read More
Democrats Must Also Address Illegal Immigration Jan. 12, 2016
As respectable Republicans panic over Donald Trump's storm of insults against Hispanics, Democrats m... Read More
Epidural Take 2 Nov. 14, 2015
Sometimes you don't know you've had it wrong until you've had it right. Take flan, for example. The ... Read More
Giving Power to the People Sep. 17, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker just proposed a plan to overhaul the country's labor laws, called "My Pl... Read More
Lower Fares No Substitute for Higher Wages Mar. 05, 2015
The idea of helping low-income people by subsidizing their fares on public transportation sounds nob... Read More
Lower Benefits, Higher Jobs -- Paul Ryan Has It Right Aug. 09, 2014
Co-written by Robert Sinche Neel Kashkari, the Republican candidate for governor of California, just... Read More
Juking the Job Stats Aug. 08, 2014
A decade ago, as the United States hemorrhaged manufacturing jobs, the federal government considered... Read More
Standing Up Against Wealth-Shaming Jan. 29, 2014
America, we have a bullying epidemic. No, not the school bullying issues that get constant attention... Read More
Andy Capp
Jan. 22, 2014
In Greed I Trust Jan. 08, 2012
Last week's column started off asking: "What human motivation gets the most wonderful things do... Read More
How Capital Crushed Labor Sep. 01, 2011
Once, it was a Labor Day tradition for Democrats to go to Cadillac Square in Detroit to launch their... Read More
Down With Big Government, Big Business, Big Labor Sep. 01, 2010
Some of the most important things in history are things that didn't happen — even though just ... Read More
