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Radical Right-Wing Tax Plans Run Into Trouble

PSN on April 13, 2013 - 10:01am
Taxes are on the minds of many this week as April 15th approaches. They're also on the minds of many conservative governors -- in states such as Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Nebraska -- who have seen their radical tax proposals to further enrich corporations and the wealthy run into major resistance from voters, businesses, and even conservative lawmakers. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who this week withdrew his regressive plan that would have eliminated the state income tax while raising the sales tax, has seen his standing drop sharply in the polls. In the run up to Tax Day, increasing attention is being focused on how tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations increase burdens on the middle class.

One Million New Yorkers Set to Benefit from Paid Sick Leave

Charles Monaco on March 29, 2013 - 5:49pm

After years of debate and delay, paid sick days may soon become a reality for approximately one million New Yorkers who do not currently have access to them.

Bad Flu Season Amplifies Calls for Paid Sick Days

PSN on February 23, 2013 - 12:01pm

Out sick this week? You weren't alone. In the midst of one of the worst flu seasons in years, states and municipalities across the nation are seeing an increasing focus on workers' lack of access to paid sick time. Unfortunately, in some places, that has also meant conservatives focused on pre-empting and reversing existing protections, including taking away the rights of local municipalities to determine what's best for their communities:

No Letdown in the War on Women

PSN on February 11, 2013 - 10:02am

For months, conservative strategists and pundits have publicly ruminated on the need to turn their focus away from "divisive" social issues — things like the war on women's health that dominated statehouses in 2011 and 2012, when states passed an astounding 135 restrictions on abortion. But if this is the national strategy, word has apparently not yet filtered down to the states just yet. Here's just some of the anti-women's health bills that have been proposed and passed in statehouses over the past week as the war on women continues unabated:

Multiple States Mull Raising Minimum Wage

PSN on February 2, 2013 - 10:02am

Many states are already considering action on the minimum wage in new sessions — by legislation or by ballot initiative. Polls and studies released this week continued to show both the broad and deep popularity and the positive economic effects of raising the wage:

Why a healthy democracy needs a strong civil society

Anonymous on August 10, 2012 - 4:12pm

By Stan Sorscher, EOI Board Member
The other day, I had lunch with an economist I respect and admire. I asked him, what would it take for China to become a modern democracy and build a strong middle class?
OK. I didn’t ask him that. I told him that China would need strong institutions of civil society, and a deeper sense of Social Contract to become a stable modern democracy with a dynamic middle class.

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Free workshops on Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time

Anonymous on August 10, 2012 - 11:51am

Wondering how Seattle’s new Paid Sick and Safe Leave ordinance will impact you or your business?
Learn more about it at one of these free workshops open to the public:

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Millionaires benefit most from the Bush tax cuts

Anonymous on August 8, 2012 - 5:13pm

We're demanding that Congress end the Bush tax cuts on the top 2% (families that make $250,000/year and above) to ensure that everyone does their part to get our country back on track.

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Our ReCapture the Flag photo contest winner!

Anonymous on August 8, 2012 - 2:29pm


Congratulations to Becky King for winning our ReCapture the Flag picture contest – she gets a delicious apple pie! Becky included this note with her photo:
“Here’s my Flag Day Picture. And for the record, I was actually born on Flag Day. This was taken in South Korea during a World Cup match against Portugal–the U.S. won.”

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How “domestic outsourcing” is making good jobs harder to find

Anonymous on August 7, 2012 - 12:04pm

Marta Medina, a contract worker at aWal-Mart warehouse in California. Photo/NELP

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