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Our Selective Memory
Saturday, 23 November 2013, 4:57 pm | William Spriggs
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - This summer, everyone celebrated the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the address of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in which he described a new, refined American Dream. More >>
Cutting Food Assistance Is More Than Morally Wrong
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 1:02 pm | William Spriggs
The U.S. Gross Domestic Product (the value of all goods and services in the economy) figures show GDP per person is $53,211. That's per person, not per family. Those figures also show we annually spend $2,797 per person on food-that's $233 per person ... More >>
The Right Side of History
Saturday, 9 November 2013, 12:59 pm | William Spriggs
A new day is arriving in America. After decades of being pushed around, America's workers are standing up. More >>
Cognitive Dissonance
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 11:07 am | William Spriggs
The U.S. Department of Treasury has announced that the deficit for 2013 was $680 billion (which is about $200 billion less than projected back in February). It has been falling since 2009 at the fastest rate on record since the demobilization of ... More >>
The Fable of the Long Term Federal Budget Crisis
Saturday, 26 October 2013, 12:50 pm | William Spriggs
The Washington elite are returning to their obsession with the long term budget crisis which means extremists are once again calling for benefit cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Last week as the government reopened, President Obama called for cooler ... More >>
'Yes, We Can'?
Saturday, 19 October 2013, 1:39 pm | William Spriggs
Adults took over Washington, D.C., and now America can catch its breath after another manufactured crisis in our economy: 16 days of a federal shutdown that disrupted virtually every aspect of the economy, from small business loans to veterans' funerals. ... More >>
Enough is Enough
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 12:20 pm | William Spriggs
Back on Sept. 12, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted for the 42nd time to derail the Affordable Care Act. That's 42 more times than they have voted on raising the minimum wage, increasing federal investments in our roads or highways ... More >>
Shared Prosperity?
Saturday, 14 September 2013, 2:14 pm | William Spriggs
The AFL-CIO recently held its quadrennial constitutional convention in Los Angeles. The convention had committees that included many nonunion partners to create an agenda directing the AFL-CIO toward a movement that can include the voices of all working ... More >>
Yes, $15 an Hour
Saturday, 7 September 2013, 1:14 pm | William Spriggs
On Aug. 29, across the country, thousands of workers in low-paying jobs stood up to demand $15 an hour. Most were at fast-food restaurants. There are many people who support the need for these workers to be paid more. They understand the unfairness ... More >>
Seriously? Scoring Zero
Saturday, 31 August 2013, 2:55 pm | William Spriggs
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - The current tracking of Congress' popularity shows that only 15 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. Now, House Speaker John Boehner struck another tone deaf moment at a political fundraiser in Idaho when ... More >>
Be an Advance Guard for Jobs
Saturday, 24 August 2013, 12:10 pm | William Spriggs
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - In August 1963, as was the case 100 years earlier when the cemetery for the heroes of Gettysburg was dedicated, many speeches were delivered; but one stood out as a galvanizing moment to redefine and repurpose a movement. Lincoln's ... More >>
Connecting the Dots
Saturday, 17 August 2013, 1:34 pm | William Spriggs
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has issued new directives to his U.S. attorneys in the field to use prosecutorial discretion and stop pursuing low-level drug possession cases that carry high minimum mandatory prison sentences. More >>
Something Is Fundamentally Wrong
Saturday, 3 August 2013, 2:28 pm | William Spriggs
President Obama continues his visits to different parts of America to discuss the economy. This is his attempt to use the Bully Pulpit of the Presidency to direct a national dialogue. The President said, "There are no simple tricks to grow ... More >>
Getting on Track
Saturday, 27 July 2013, 1:43 pm | William Spriggs
President Obama has kicked off a series of talks to America's working families on the economy. He started in Galesburg, Ill., where he succinctly described a solution to our economic troubles: making the middle class the engine of American prosperity. More >>
The New 'Realities' Dictate a New Direction
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 12:37 pm | William Spriggs
This week, the Center for American Progress (CAP), a think-tank closely associated with President Obama's Administration since it was the home of many key White House officials like Gene Sperling and Melody Barnes, changed course on backing a "grand ... More >>
Understanding the Need for Full Employment
Saturday, 8 June 2013, 10:21 am | William Spriggs
Last week, the Social Security Trust Fund report was released. One of its more telling charts was of the trend in Social Security revenue. Social Security revenue comes from a tax on the wages of earners, paid by both employees and employers. So, essentially ... More >>
Black Students Flock to STEM Fields
Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 3:36 pm | William Spriggs
Over last weekend, young people watched or read about President Obama speaking at Morehouse College and first lady Michelle Obama addressing the graduates of Bowie State University. Hopefully they were inspired by seeing so many young and gifted ... More >>
