The Job Guarantee: A Government Plan for Full Employment The Job Guarantee: A Government Plan for Full Employment
There is no economic demand more urgent than putting Americans back to work. The government can do this by creating an “employer of last resort” program.
Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / L. Randall Wray
Inclusive Capitalism: Improving Benefits and Performance With Smarter Incentive Pay Plans Inclusive Capitalism: Improving Benefits and Performance With Smarter Incentive Pay Plans
Congress should allow tax deductions for incentive pay schemes only if they distribute the rewards to the majority of workers.
Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Joseph Blasi, Douglas Kruse, and Richard B. Freeman
A Richer Shade of Green: The Wisdom of Sustainable Investment Funds A Richer Shade of Green: The Wisdom of Sustainable Investment Funds
Investors who seek out companies that are meeting the long-term challenge of sustainability will have a strategic advantage.
Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Leslie Christian
Performance-Related Compensation for Corporate Executives Performance-Related Compensation for Corporate Executives
Hotshot CEOs should be required to play by the same rules as small business owners, who have a personal stake in the companies they run.
Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Vincent A. Panvini Jr.
Protecting Retirement Funds From Wall Street Speculation Protecting Retirement Funds From Wall Street Speculation
Pension savings and 401(k) plans are supposed to guarantee workers a comfortable retirement, not provide fodder for financial managers.
The End of Capitalism and the Wellsprings of Radical Hope The End of Capitalism and the Wellsprings of Radical Hope
Capitalism in any form compels us to be greedy, callous and petty. Instead of reinventing it, we should replace it.
Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Eugene McCarraher
March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
A five-day march on Blair Mountain seeks to harness the rich labor history of Appalachia to expand a growing movement to end the destruction of Appalachia through mountaintop remov...
Jun 8, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Intelligence and Judgement Standards for Politicians? Intelligence and Judgement Standards for Politicians?
With politicians involved in scandals all around, shouldn't there be stricter standards for getting into office?
Jun 8, 2011 / MSNBC
Obama: You’re Your Only Hope Obama: You’re Your Only Hope
It's too late for Obama to turn around the economy. But to win re-election, he better expose what Republican plans to cut spending will really do.
Jun 8, 2011 / The Editors
The Safe Bet: Renewables The Safe Bet: Renewables
Is dirty energy the only way to meet the huge demands of the modern world? New numbers suggest renewables could do the job—and more.
Jun 8, 2011 / Kumi Naidoo