- State-Wrecked: The Corruption of Capitalism in America—"Eight decades of bipartisan Keynesian spending and Federal Reserve money-printing have left us exhausted and bankrupt." NYT
- Krugman: Cheating Our Children—"By neglecting public investment and failing to provide jobs." NYT
- Sequester axe falls in Washington — but not on lawmaker salaries
- Obama to return 5% of salary because of sequester—"The president follows the lead of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, giving up some salary because of forced federal furloughs."
- The case for expanding Social Security, not cutting it
- Democrats Are Undermining Wall Street Reform, Too—"Eight House Dems are pushing a slate of bills that would roll back key financial-reform laws."
- It's still a lovefest between Wall Street and regulators—"Here's how we regulate banks and funds: they pay a small fine and 'neither admit nor deny' wrongdoing. And nothing changes."
- Wall Street power player: We're incentivized to cheat—"Jim Chanos, an early detector of Enron's fraudulent practices, explains our dysfunctional banking system." Salon
- Justice Department Official Who Didn't Prosecute Banks Returns To Law Firm That Defends Them
- The Growing Sentiment on the Hill For Ending 'Too Big To Fail'
- Where Are the Country's Least Happy and Healthy Americans? New Studies Reveal America's "Sadness Belt"
- Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US—"US poverty spikes but help from Washington shrinks as government struggles with debt."
- Want to Help People? Just Give Them Money
- Fox's Charles Payne Criticizes Anti-Poverty Programs: "It Gets A Little Comfortable To Be In Poverty
- Obama administration pushes banks to make home loans to people with weaker credit
- Ask The Headhunter: The Talent Shortage Myth and Why HR Should Get Out of the Hiring Business
- McDonald's want ad demands bachelor's degree, two years experience for cashier
- Retailers Track Employee Thefts in Vast Databases—"Databases that are used by major retailers to prevent workers accused of stealing from getting another job are increasingly under scrutiny from labor lawyers and federal regulators." NYT
- Lawmakers hear from CEO opponents of H-1Bs—"Domestic IT services providers believe U.S. visa policies put them at a competitive disadvantage."
- Outsourced, at home—"Hyped as source of tech talent, H-1B visas usher in cheap replacements for US workers."
- High-Skilled Visa Requests Likely To Exceed Supply
- When workers die: "And nobody called 911"—"A man is scalded by nearly boiling water and citric acid. His fate points to a dark reality for temp workers." Salon
- Undocumented workers' grim reality: speak out on abuse and risk deportation—"Migrants in the low-wage depths of the US economy say they're being targeted for simply standing up for employees' rights."
- Business balks at immigration deal—"A deal between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and labor groups on visas for low-skilled workers was supposed to clear a path for an immigration reform package in the Senate. Instead, some business groups are grumbling about the deal and they're gearing up for a lobbying battle on Capitol Hill — where powerful interests helped doom immigration reform over the same issue before."
- Unfit for Work: The startling rise of disability in America—"In the past three decades, the number of Americans who are on disability has skyrocketed. The rise has come even as medical advances have allowed many more people to remain on the job, and new laws have banned workplace discrimination against the disabled. Every month, 14 million people now get a disability check from the government."
- The Right Is Furious at How Much Disability the Right Is Claiming
- The simple, boring reason why disability insurance has exploded
- 'We Have a Deal': Paid Sick Days Will Be Law in NYC
- Lack of paid sick leave is unhealthy for America
- Efforts to Deliver "Kill Shot" to Paid Sick Leave Tied to ALEC
