Salvatore Babones: To End the Jobs Recession, Invest an Extra $20 Billion in Public Education
Congress could put 300,000 people back to work this month if it acted immediately to
provide direct support for local school districts.
Tag Archives: State and local budgets
Salvatore Babones: California Can Find the Heart to Maintain CalWORKs
California can and should find the $1 billion it needs to maintain its current bare-bones CalWORKs support.
Salvatore Babones: Austerity is not the Answer; Employment is the Answer
Austerity is a political decision, not an economic one. It benefits the few at the expense of the many.
Salvatore Babones: The Problem Isn’t Growth — The Problem Is Inequality
The US economy has been growing since July 2009. So why aren’t things improving in the US realonomy?
Salvatore Babones: America’s Incredible Shrinking Government
Despite right-wing rhetoric to the contrary, the size of America’s governments has been shrinking for more than 35 years.
Salvatore Babones: British and Greek Workers Strike for All of Us
Government workers are standing against a wave of austerity that threatens to swamp us all.
A ‘Flip’ Solution to Ending Budget Shortfalls
A new report from the Boston-based United for a Fair Economy stands our current state and local tax system on its head and, in the process, powerfully dramatizes the utter illogic of the ongoing national wave of public service cutbacks in everything from schools to fire stations.