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Cablevision CEO’s Threats Prompt NLRB Complaint
Written by Mike Elk | In These Times
The NLRB says Cablevision violated the National Labor Relations Act in its attempts to deter its Bronx workers from joining the Communications Workers of America. (CWABrooklynVision )
Last June, Cablevision workers in the Bronx voted against joining the Communications Workers of America by a landslide, with 43 workers voting in favor of unionization and 121 workers voting against it.
Obama Tries To Revive Gutted Labor Board
Written by Bruce Vail | In These Times
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he would nominate three members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a move to restore the beleaguered agency to normal working order. The announcement comes as the board is being hammered by political and legal attacks that have severely damaged its ability to function.
Robin Hood Tax, Not Corporate Greed, Should be Focus of Climate Finance Meetings, Say Activists
Written by Lacy MacAuley and Janet Redman | IPS
Chanting, "Human need, not corporate greed! Robin Hood Tax now!" protesters dressed as polar bears, farmers, and bankers engaged with officials entering the meeting to urge them to support a Robin Hood Tax.
The Obama administration’s FY2014 budget requests $526 billion in Pentagon spending, $51 billion above the budget cap of $475 billion foreseen under sequestration.
President Obama unveiled a $3.77 trillion spending plan on April 10 that proposes modest new investments in infrastructure and education, major new taxes for the wealthy and significant reforms aimed at reducing the cost of Social Security and Medicare.
Obama’s Budget: A Bad Bargain
Written by Tim Carpenter and Mike Hersh | In These Times
Cutting Social Security is a recipe for social insecurity.
Cutting COLAs would impose burdens on millions of Americans who fall further behind each month. When their money runs out, they skip meals, skip paying bills, and 'borrow' money from family and friends they know they’ll never pay back.
NOW Calls on Congress to Reject President Obama's Betrayal of Women, as Chained CPI Compounds Harm Caused by Gender Pay Gap Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill
Written by National Organization for Women | Press Release
On Equal Pay Day, the National Organization for Women has a message for Congress: Do not follow President Obama in cheating the women of this country. After facing years of wage discrimination, women cannot afford to be swindled yet again when it comes to their Social Security. Keep the chained CPI out of the federal budget!
American Margaret Why American conservatives miss Margaret Thatcher so much.
Written by David Weigel | Slate
Two summers ago, as it rolled out its all-economy all-the-time message, the Mitt Romney campaign borrowed a slogan from Margaret Thatcher. A Web ad appearing on news sites showed a bending unemployment line—sorry, queue—of sad-looking people in outdated clothes. Above this, the slogan: OBAMA ISN’T WORKING.
The Secret Tape of Opposition Research on Ashley Judd
Written by Abby Ohlheiser | Slate
The latest secret tape from Mother Jones indicates that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign was prepared to attack Ashley Judd's mental health, had she decided to challenge his Senate seat for the 2014 elections.
The Biggest Republican Lie -- 'America Is Broke'
Written by Robert Creamer | Huffington Post
The big lie in American politics today is that "America is broke" or "in this time of austerity we have to tighten our belts." America is not broke. We are not in a time of "scarcity" and when we buy into this fallacy, we contribute to political decisions that actually will do damage to our standard of living and that of our children.
A Conversation with Venezuela’s Ambassador to the UN
Dear Friend,
On Sunday, April 14 (just a few days away) the people of Venezuela will vote for a new president to succeed the late Hugo Chavez.
If Shareholders Say ‘Enough Already,’ the Board May Listen
Written by Gretchen Morgenson | The New York Times
RAISES may be hard-won for most American workers these days, but for those fortunate few in the executive suite, the pay increases just keep on coming. Last year, the median chief executive at a United States company with more than $5 billion in revenue received about $14 million, 2.8 percent more than in 2011, according to an annual pay analysis conducted by Equilar.
The Infinity Pool of Executive Pay
Written by Nelson D Schwartz | The New York Times
RELAX. Sit back. And forget, for a moment, those pesky shareholders and bothersome boards, the regulations, the investigations and all the other headaches of being a chief executive today.
In History Departments, It’s Up With Capitalism
Written by Jennifer Schuessler | The New York Times
A specter is haunting university history departments: the specter of capitalism.
After decades of “history from below,” focusing on women, minorities and other marginalized people seizing their destiny, a new generation of scholars is increasingly turning to what, strangely, risked becoming the most marginalized group of all: the bosses, bankers and brokers who run the economy.
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