Rupert Murdoch’s Political Homecoming
Fox News may have failed to have an impact on the outcome of the 2012 Presidential election in the United States, but media organizations controlled by Rupert Murdoch celebrated a...
Salvatore Babones
Let the Government Default on Its Bonds — And Build a Better Budget on the Ruins
Conventional wisdom in Washington and New York is that a US default on its interest payments due to bond investors is unthinkable. Editorial after editorial proclaims that a US default...
Jobs
The September 6 Employment Situation Summary report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics continued the trend of bad news on the jobs front. Total employment was down by 115,000 in...
Is $15 an Hour a Fair Wage for Serving Fast Food?
Fast food workers went on strike last week in several major cities, including New York. The strike was a bigger version of the November 2012 fast food strikes covered by Sarah Jaffe for...
