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The Uncomfortable Truth About The Political Nature Of Fox News
May 27, 2015 11:05 AM EDT ››› ERIC BOEHLERT Fox News has been on the air nearly two decades and some Beltway journalists are still...
Jay Murdock
Aug 7, 20165 min read
Five Things You Might Have Missed on ‘Poverty Day’
Greg Kaufman The Nation September 27, 2013 The annual release of the US Census poverty data is the one day you can be sure the mainstream...
Jay Murdock
Sep 27, 201318 min read
Why the Upcoming Shutdowns and Defaults are Symptoms of a Deeper Republican Malady
ROBERT B. REICH: Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley Former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton...
Jay Murdock
Sep 22, 20133 min read
Income Inequality Didn’t Happen By Accident (Video)
#economy #Unemployment #economicdisparity #EconomicCrisis #MiddleClass #RobertReich #Jobs
Jay Murdock
Sep 12, 20131 min read
Across Generations, the Jobs Numbers Show We’re All in This Together
Richard (RJ) Eskow – Writer;Senior Fellow, Campaign for America’s Future Posted: 09/10/2013 1:40 am We’re in the midst of the worst...
Jay Murdock
Sep 10, 20133 min read
50 Years After the March on Washington: Racial Economic Inequality Beyond Black and White
Dedrick Muhammad Senior Director of Economic Programs, NAACP – posted 08/27/13 The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a...
Jay Murdock
Aug 27, 20132 min read
Media Push Economic Inequality To The Backseat
ALBERT KLEINE – Media Matters May 14, 2013 Media outlets largely ignored economic inequality in discussions about the overall economy,...
Jay Murdock
May 14, 20132 min read
The Remarkable Renaissance of John Kasich
By Andy Kroll – Mother Jones May. 6, 2013 3:00 AM PDT John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio, had hit rock bottom. It was March...
Jay Murdock
May 8, 20135 min read
Wealth Inequality: Core Challenge for National Security
By Edward Corcoran / Ret. Strategic Analyst, U.S. Army War College / 04/30/2013 America prides itself on being the Land of Opportunity,...
Jay Murdock
May 1, 20136 min read
Rent is TOO Damn High!
#economy #Entertainment #Video
Jay Murdock
Apr 26, 20131 min read
From Capitol Hill, Rep. Hank Johnson Highlights ALEC Connection to MI Right to Work Law
Brendan Fischer – PRWatchDecember 13, 2012 – 8:42am Topics: Corporations, Democracy, Politics Projects: ALEC Exposed U.S. Rep. Hank...
Jay Murdock
Dec 13, 20122 min read
Watchdogs Shed More Light on ALEC on Eve of Group’s DC Summit
by PRW Staff — November 27, 2012 – 1:43pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 27, 2012 CONTACT: Sara Jerving, Center for Media and Democracy,...
Jay Murdock
Nov 28, 20124 min read
CEO Council Demands Cuts To Poor, Elderly While Reaping Billions In Government Contracts, Tax Breaks
Christina Wilkie and Ryan Grim – Huffington Post Posted 11/25/2012 10:11 am EST – Updated: 11/25/2012 10:312 am EST Lloyd Blankfein,...
Jay Murdock
Nov 25, 20125 min read
Warren Buffett On Fiscal Cliff: GOP Needs To Put ‘Country Over Party’
By Harry Bradford, – The Huffington Post Posted: 11/14/2012 5:32 pm EST /Updated: 11/14/2012 5:32 pm EST Rest assured. Despite the...
Jay Murdock
Nov 23, 20121 min read
Why Voters Should Turn From the Pseudoconservative Party of the Great Recession PART II
Louis M. Guenin – Lecturer on Ethics in Science, Harvard University Posted: 10/25/2012 8:50 am To repair its economy, the U.S. urgently...
Jay Murdock
Oct 27, 201211 min read
Why Voters Should Turn From the Pseudoconservative Party of the Great Recession PART I
Louis M. Guenin’ Lecturer on Ethics in Science, Harvard University Posted: 10/24/2012 8:42 am The polarized politics of our time, joined...
Jay Murdock
Oct 25, 20128 min read
Barack Obama: The Road We’ve Traveled
#PoliticsNews #economy #BarackObama #EconomicCrisis #Elections2012 #PresidentObama #economicstimulus #BlackVoicesNews #MediaMatters
Jay Murdock
Sep 20, 20121 min read
Fixing Gross Inequality Is Not Socialism
Curtis Roosevelt – Author Posted: 05/09/2012 8:33 pm What if the president proposed something big — something that really focused on a...
Jay Murdock
May 9, 20124 min read
Inequality, Poverty, and Why We’re Definitely Not Broke
I participated in a debate Thursday morning on the role of government in poverty reduction. A couple of “curious” points came up from the...
Jay Murdock
Mar 2, 20122 min read
EPI President Lawrence Mishel debunks conservative economic myths
Economic Policy Institute (EPI) – Posted Feb 17, 2012 This week and last week, EPI President Lawrence Mishel was razor sharp, poking...
Jay Murdock
Feb 20, 20123 min read
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