Economics – Page 66 – People's World

What is “inclusive prosperity?”

January 26, 2015 By John Case

President's Obama's State of the Union address included a welcome centerpiece proposal taxing finance capital and the rich, and giving it to the middle class and poor.

Labor expects bold action from Obama tonight on overtime pay

January 20, 2015 By John Wojcik

Overtime pay has increasingly moved to the top of labor's agenda because millions of workers are working overtime and not getting paid for it.

Unions and allies converge on D.C. to raise wages

January 6, 2015 By John Wojcik

The nation is about to see the roll-out of a dramatic effort more diverse than any wage campaign in American history.

Myths of capitalism: the myth of scarcity

August 14, 2014 By Scott Hiley

We are faced with a choice of who will pay to rebuild our infrastructure, educate our children, and transition to a green economy.

Changing the balance of power between Capital and Labor

July 21, 2014 By David Mirtz

The private appropriation of socially produced wealth is capitalism's central mechanism.