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The humane way to fix Social Security
Certain online programs should have a built-in laugh track. Chief among these are the countless “retirement savings calculators” designed to help us determine if we’re saving and investing properly for...
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“How much is enough?”
The cover of the Summer 2011 issue of the World Policy Journal asks plainly: How much is enough? The environment In one of the lead essays (link here), environmentalist William Powers — a one-time...
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America’s middle class shrinks as poverty expands: Articles worth reading
America’s middle class is in sharp decline, and many people are falling into a state of poverty. For readers who have the time and inclination, it’s worth reading up on some of the commentary about the...
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Our low “spirit level”: America ranks 27th out of 31 nations in global social...
Based on measures of social justice, America ranks 27th among 31 member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), according to “Social Justice in the OECD — How Do...
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The view from Ohio: Voters repeal harsh labor restrictions, but desperate...
The anti-labor fervor generated from Wisconsin earlier this year came to a decisive halt in Ohio on Tuesday, as Buckeye State voters overwhelmingly repealed a law that severely restricted public...
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Evidence of economic inequality keeps piling up
Class warfare is a reality, and it is being visited upon the middle class and the poor. The dots keep connecting over and again, and it’s important to see how data, politics, and public policy...
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Retirement expert: “Most middle-class Americans will become poor or near-poor...
According to economist Teresa Ghilarducci, one of the nation’s leading experts on retirement policy, “(i)t looks like most middle-class Americans will become poor or near-poor retirees,” adding that...
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Suicides spike as Europe’s economy crumbles
The meltdown of the European economy has been linked to rising suicide rates of workers who see no escape from their plight. Barbie Latza Nadeau reports for Newsweek (link here) on increasing suicide...
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The problem with the $75,000 sweet spot
In an opinion piece in last Sunday’s New York Times (link here), psychology professor Elizabeth Dunn (University of British Columbia) and business administration professor Michael Norton (Harvard)...
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America’s economic meltdown continues for millions: Articles worth reading
The human costs of our ongoing economic crisis continue to mount. If your primary impressions of the economy are shaped by the rise in the Dow Jones Average, you might be wondering what I’m talking...
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Working Notes: Moyers on wealth inequality, EHS on workplace bullying,...
Several interesting items worthy of attention: Moyers on American wealth inequality Bill Moyers presents an excellent video essay on America’s out-of-control wealth inequality. Click above to watch,...
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“At some point, we need to have a serious conversation about $5 t-shirts”
The title of this piece quotes a Facebook post by Jennifer Doe, a widely respected labor organizer here in Boston. Jennifer is referring, of course, to the latest workplace safety horror in Bangladesh:...
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Bookends of a coming mega-meltdown
Twenty or so years from now, Americans will look back and ask: Why didn’t we do more? Why didn’t we accept some modest sacrifice to avoid the extreme suffering of today? Why did we ignore what was so...
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Looking ahead with a giving spirit
(Photo: DY) I start this post with a confession: I’m not fully walking the talk on this one. When it comes to charitable giving, there are some transcendant souls out there who set rare examples. I’m...
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Google: Awesome and not-so-awesome
Very few individuals have either all good or all bad qualities. Hopefully we have more of the former and less of the latter. The same goes for companies, and few capture these extremes more than...
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The dignity of a living wage
Across America, labor activists and other progressives are calling for a higher federal minimum wage, often citing the personal financial challenges that confront low-paid retail and fast food workers....
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Worth watching: Robert Reich’s “Inequality for All”
How much inequality can we tolerate and still have an economy that’s working for everyone and still have a democracy that’s functioning? Of all developed nations today, the United States has the most...
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Hard looks at joblessness, retirement funding, and Generation Jones
Many members of “Generation Jones,” that span of late Boomers and early Gen Xers who are in their middle years, face tough times right now. This cohort has been hit especially hard by the ongoing...
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No Ho Ho: Will Amazon’s warehouse workers benefit from the holiday shopping...
Now that the holiday shopping season is moving into full swing, a lot of folks will be clicking and shipping through their gift lists by way of Amazon. As someone who does not enjoy in-store shopping,...
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In addition to rethinking abundance, let’s spread it around a little better
Economist Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, suggests in an op-ed piece for the New York Times that we embrace abundance without excessive...
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