economy – Page 137 – People's World

Republicans show government shutdown is their aim

April 6, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republicans are exposing their determination to force a government shutdown, regardless of any Democratic concessions.

Budget showdown outrage

April 6, 2011 By John Case

The Republicans are playing a dangerous game, and anyone who thinks it's "all under control" should consider consuming a stiff drink as soon as possible.

Across the country, hundreds of thousands declare, “We are One”

April 5, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

In over a thousand U.S. cities, unionists, civil rights and community activists gathered April 4, honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated 43 years earlier.

“Odd couple” backs BUILD Act for jobs

March 31, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

The leaders of the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to push a law that would create millions of well-paid jobs.

A modest essay on extraordinary paychecks

March 31, 2011 By Bartlett Naylor

Every fourteen minutes in 2009, hedge fund manager David Tepper made President Obama's annual salary.