New Orleans The Republicans are clear that unions have a target on their backs. Labor law reform was never alive, especially not carrying the weight of “card check” recognition or mandatory first contract arbitration, and is now relegated to the dreamscape. They promise worse to come, and they have the votes to do it. Not …
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Post-Mortem: Immigration Policy Lost in Politics
New Orleans The headline writers had it easy last night. All they had to do was figure out different ways to say that the Republicans kicked Democrat butt last night, and, oh, yeah, don’t kid yourself, this was a referendum on the Obama presidency and politics, and voters were not happy campers on the economy. …
Bank Conflicts of Interest on Foreclosures and Modifications
New Orleans My god, pinch me! Unbelievably the august New York Times in its editorial today has bellied up to the right side of the bar in pointing out the obvious and long noted (including by me!) conflicts of interests enjoyed by banks in the foreclosure game where they often pretend to be chicken, but …