Category: Income Inequity
House GOP Gives Runaway CEO Pay Gets a Free Pass
The House Financial Services Committee has just moved to repeal the only statutory provision now on the books that puts real heat on overpaid top executives. — by Sam Pizzigati Only 10% of Americans now have confidence in Congress, Gallup informs us.
GOP Targets Women With Ads For Bill That Would Weaken Overtime Pay
— by Bryce Covert on Apr 30, 2013 at 3:30 pm In a bid for women’s support and votes, the GOP launched an aggressive ad campaign on “mommy blogs” on Tuesday. The ads will tout its deceptively titled Working Families Flexibility Act
What I’ve Been Reading Lately— Monday, 3/25/2013
Lean in, Women; Corporations and Government, Brush Off Your Hands Veena Trehan, Op-Ed: Fifty years ago, Betty Friedan’s “Feminine Mystique” explained how wives were not fulfilled by homemaking and childbearing. Woman couldn’t get credit, were fired when their pregnancy showed and held
Yes Indeedee, It’s Confirmed: GOP ‘IS’ Out of Touch
GOP Report Shows Party is Out of Touch With Americans on Threats to Democracy: Money in Politics and Voter Suppression The Republican National Committee released a report on Monday reviewing its losses in the 2012 election cycle and laying out a roadmap
Wealth Inequality in America
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HR 3269 Corporate & Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009
HR 3269 Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 is out of committe in the house and ready for a floor vote as early as Friday. Write your Congressman and express your views. I’ll be writing to ask for an