Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity calculates how many Americans are unable to afford the basic necessities of life. "The unemployment data, as it's put out, has some flaws," LISEP chairman Gene Ludwig told CBS MoneyWatch. "For example, it counts you as employed if you've worked as little as one hour over the prior two weeks. So you can be homeless and in a tent community and have worked one hour and be counted, irrespective of how poorly-paid that hour may be." read more
There's a lot of compelling evidence that we're on the slide towards idiocracy. It's all around us, right here on this site.
It's always interesting when a Republican says what many other Republicans are thinking, out loud. read more
If China simply ignores intellectual property rights, do they even need the US anymore? With much cheaper product available from the Chinese, will the world even need the US anymore? I think the Chinese may be playing chess, while Trump plays tic-tac-toe.
In an attempt to strengthen his populist base, Trump is considering letting his previous tax cuts expire to eliminate taxes on tips.
The US needs a new and massive labor movement.