Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia dies, direction of U.S. Supreme Court up in the air

By Robert A. Vella Conservative ideologue and U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia died overnight Friday in his room at Continue reading →

Supreme Court Appears Ready To Bankrupt Public-Employee Unions

By Dave Johnson After a decades-long effort to place ideologically committed “movement” members in the judicial branch of government, funded Continue reading →

Another surprise resignation from Washington, D.C. – Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

By Robert A. Vella Oh boy, the stuff is really hitting the fan these days in Washington, D.C.  Speaker of Continue reading →

Regardless of how you might feel about Labor Unions, these graphs show exactly why they’re needed

By Robert A. Vella There was a time in America when labor unions were powerful.  Yes, it’s true, they often Continue reading →

Bernie-nomics: How Sanders Wants to Handle the Economy

Does Bernie Sanders have a proposed economic platform for his presidential campaign? Sanders’s economic platform is his presidential campaign. The Vermont Continue reading →

Why salaries don’t rise

Job creation is up. Unemployment is down. Wages are stagnant. And economists — well, some economists — are confused. Tighter Continue reading →

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Blocks Unions From Collecting ‘Fair Share’ Fees

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) continued his campaign against labor unions on Monday, using executive authority to block public employee Continue reading →

US oil workers on largest national strike since 1980

US union leaders have launched a large-scale strike at nine refineries after failing to agree on a new national contract Continue reading →