Economy

July 18, 2006 - I'm back from a mostly-restful vacation. Many thanks to R. Neal for covering last week, including his excellent exclusive interview with former N.C. Sen. John Edwards about fighting poverty in America.

July 12, 2006 - In late 2001, Jordan Green of the Institute for Southern Studies broke the story about Halliburton (link is to Feb.

July 6, 2006 - According to this report, the State of Louisiana has experienced an unexpected increase in state and local tax revenues:

July 3, 2006 - Most people who work for a living in this country support the idea of having an organization that represents their interests.

June 29, 2006 - By way of Interstate4Jamming, here's a nice story about Lakeland, FL based Publix Supermarkets:

June 24, 2006 - The Economic Policy Institute has the latest figures on skyrocketing CEO pay, and how it compares to the earnings of average U.S. workers:

June 21, 2006 - Over the last two years, one of the issues conservatives have pushed the hardest at the state level (and Democrats have gone along) is "tort reform" -- rolling back the legal penalties and options avai

June 20, 2006 - Congressional Democrats are refusing to give up on the fight to increase the federal minimum wage, the Wall Street Journal (sub only) reports today:

June 9, 2006 - The National Farmers Union sends out this alert:

June 5, 2006 - Last week, the North Carolina House voted 72 to 43 to boost the state's minimum wage by $1. The Senate had already voted for a dollar hike in its budget, and Gov. Mike Easley -- who originally supported only an 85 cent increase -- is now backing the full dollar raise for over 100,000 workers.