New Orleans The Department of Labor has overshot its goal of writing new regulations on overtime rules for salaried workers by about six months. Sometimes the issue is foot dragging, but this time it may be simply the fact that it is a very, very difficult issue to handle. Keep in mind that hourly workers …
Category: Financial Justice
Sorting Out the Issues, Interests, and Impact of the Clinton Foundation
New Orleans The donors and activity of the now named Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation are becoming a front page political issue that increasingly seems like to roil the coming Presidential campaigns. From what we know now, including recent reports from the Wall Street Journal, it seems possible to make an early assessment on …
Understanding Net Energy Pricing as Another Subsidy of the Rich by the Poor
New York City At the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis during the second day of the organizing conference, we witnessed a fascinating argument, disguised as a debate in the question and answer section, between a number of environmental advocates and a hedge fund manager over the competing values of social justice and solar …