Stuck in Place: Who is Surprised at the Lack of Mobility?

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice Ideas and Issues National Politics

New Orleans    The lack of social mobility has finally gotten so bad that it seems even Republicans have noticed it.  Horatio Alger and the “rags to riches” trajectory of the American dream are dead.  The new narrative is best expressed as “rags to rags, and riches to riches.”             According to a Jason DeParle piece …

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Do NLRB Election Changes Matter If No One is Organizing

Employee Free Choice Act Labor Organizing National Politics

            New Orleans               The surviving members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final rulemaking on some “modest” (quoting Rich Trumka of the AFL-CIO) changes to election procedures this week.  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has quickly announced that they will file suit to block the regulations as an …

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