The U.S. Can Have Both Economic Growth And Diminishing Inequality
Dr. Spriggs. Photo: Black Enterprise [Op-Ed] The world’s mainstream consensus has become that inequality is a problem facing nations, from…
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As Dr. Martin Luther King Said If We Can Spend Billions On Unjust Wars We Should Spend Billions On Full Employment
More than 50 years ago Dr. King warned about income inequality and poor wages [Commentary: The Economy] In 1954, when…
How Raising Minimum Wage Helps African American Community Without Creating Job Losses
Economist Dr. William E. Spriggs As states, cities and municipalities across the country raise wages to improve the lives of…
Fed Reserve Must Narrow Black-White Unemployment Gap By Striving For Full Employment
William E. Spriggs [Commentary: The Economy] The recently released minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve Board’s Open…
While U.S. Economic Rebound’s Better Than Europe’s, The Grass Isn’t Greener
Republicans push for ‘austerity’, which has failed Europe’s economies; President Obama has fought, fruitlessly, for more jobs programs News last…
Student Debt Is More Serious Than Brookings Suggests
Student debt burden. Photo source mortgage.info The Brookings Institution, looking at data from 2010, has issued a report claiming the…
Ferguson Police Chief’s Immoral ‘Defense’ Strategy: Playing The Race Card
Ferguson Police Chief Jackson’s priority was playing the race card after Michael Brown was summarily killed On Aug. 9, police…
Fed Chair Yellen Correctly Focuses On U.S. Labor Force And Stagnant Wages
Fed Chair Janet Yellen The Wall Street Journal recently published an interview with former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan…
Paid In Blood: We Must Continue The Fight To Protect Voting Rights
Many lost their live to get us to that moment; we must never go backwards Last week, I had the…
“Sold Out”: Cutting Off Water To Detroit Residents
Rep. Conyers joins water protest Last month, a United Nations panel held that cutting off water to Detroit residents suffering…