Economy
June 29, 2006 -
By way of Interstate4Jamming, here's a nice story about Lakeland, FL based Publix Supermarkets:
June 23, 2006 -
The Economic Policy Institute has the latest figures on skyrocketing CEO pay, and how it compares to the earnings of average U.S. workers:
June 20, 2006 -
Over the last two years, one of the issues conservatives have pushed the hardest at the state level (and Democrats have gone along) is "tort reform" -- rolling back the legal penalties and options avai
June 20, 2006 -
Congressional Democrats are refusing to give up on the fight to increase the federal minimum wage, the Wall Street Journal (sub only) reports today:
June 9, 2006 -
The National Farmers Union sends out this alert:
June 5, 2006 -
Last week, the North Carolina House voted 72 to 43 to boost the state's minimum wage by $1. The Senate had already voted for a dollar hike in its budget, and Gov. Mike Easley -- who originally supported only an 85 cent increase -- is now backing the full dollar raise for over 100,000 workers.
June 1, 2006 -
The Durham, NC based Center for Responsible Lending has released a new study showing widespread discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics in the mortgage lending industry: