Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 31, 2008. Officially, "stagflation" is a thing of the past, but a deeper look reveals a different, very painful reality for most Americans.
James Parks, AFL-CIO. May 19, 2008. Young workers are being squeezed by high costs and stagnant wages, and they want the government to do more to solve today's economic mess.
Kevin Hall, Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy Newspapers. August 14, 2007. Already stung by a two-year rise in gasoline prices, American consumers now face sharply higher prices for foods they can't do without. At the same time, half of the nation's eligible poor aren't getting the food stamps to which they're entitled
Danny Schechter, AlterNet. December 13, 2006. China may be violating trade agreements, but the savings-poor U.S. lacks the power to do anything about it.
Peter Dreier, TomPaine.com. November 30, 2006. Fed up after watching the minimum wage stagnate at poverty level for nearly a decade, a growing number of states are introducing their own pay raises with cost-of-living adjustments. Congress should follow their lead.
