The views expressed in this article are not necessarily the endorsed by AFL-CIO or GroundReport.com By Jeff Crosby “We just lost a big chunk of our retirement,” grumbled more than one person down at the Union Hall last week, when General Electric Co. (GE) stock tumbled. “I got two houses on my street under foreclosure […]
Experts Offer Tips on Avoiding Home Foreclosure
by James Parks The mortgage foreclosure crisis, fueled by years of unchecked predatory lending practices and a speculative bubble in real estate prices, has resulted in a disaster for millions of America’s homeowners. Not since the Depression of the 1930s have so many U.S. homeowners owed more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. Defaulting […]
End The Dooms Day Parade for Good
Money runs out. Then people can’t purchase. This is a problem. Who needs more money? How can we earn more money? I want to purchase. I need to purchase. Do you want to purchase too? Let’s figure out a way to earn more money so we can buy more stuff and this time we need […]
Sick in America? You’re on Your Own
Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), knows what ails the nation’s sick health care system. The AFL-CIO Executive Council member says Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s health proposals don’t even come close to a cure. In this crosspost from Huffington Post, DeMoro dissects McCain’s health care […]
The end of currency?
Modern industry is paralyzed by confusion regarding money. This fact causes production costs to increase and therefore purchasing power lowers. People are apt to pass on the costs and the least powerful people lose big. Meanwhile the most powerful people sell short and reap unconscionable benefits as everyone scrambles to make sense of the chaos. […]
Tackling Depression and Stress During the Holidays
The end of year holiday season is a time of celebration and togetherness for many, and a period of high stress and sadness for others. It can be a devastating time for anyone who has lost a beloved family member, because the holidays can remind us of past holidays with that person or animal. How […]