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In "The GOP's War on Labor Unions," the Washington Post's Harold Meyerson shows how Republicans are using attacks on the National Labor Relations Board as a vital part of their strategy to protect the 1 percent at the expense of everyone else. "The destruction of private-sector unions has redistributed income to the rich...Which is why the Republican war on unions — which is also the Republican war on the 99 percent — rolls on," Meyerson writes. Click here to read.
Who's the "the greediest, most cold-hearted company, CEO, or politician" of them all? Jobs with Justice wants your help nominating Scrooge of the Year candidates. An online election will follow, with the "winner" announced just before Christmas. Last year's Scrooge was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) for aggressively blocking any legislation to help working people. Click here to make nominations.
Add another American billionaire to the list of wealthy businesspeople who are publicly championing higher taxes on the rich, and decrying the right-wing's lame anti-tax rhetoric. In a powerful column for Bloomberg News, Nick Hanauer says, "We've had it backward for the last 30 years. Rich businesspeople like me don't create jobs. Middle-class consumers do, and when they thrive, U.S. businesses grow and profit. That's why taxing the rich to pay for investments that benefit all is a great deal for both the middle class and the rich...Let's remember that capitalists without customers are out of business." Click here to read it all.