As promised: Unions Can be a Good Thing or Not!

“… four reasons labor unions can be good for investing — and one why they aren’t.” [...]

Feingold statement on Labor Day

Sen. Russ Feingold issued a statement today honoring working Americans on Labor Day: “As we honor working Americans this Labor Day, protecting American jobs and putting people back to work must remain our very highest priority. I am committed to supporting Wisconsin businesses and workers by advancing initiatives that fuel job creation and bring down [...]

Topic of the Day

At the suggestion of one of our readers, we’re going to try something new today. I’m going to post a topic, and you’re free to discuss away!

So today’s topic, in honor of Labor Day is organized labor: good or bad, and why?

Where or where did those oil jobs NOT go?

Well guess what? So far those job losses haven’t materialized and even the federal government projections of “23,000 lost jobs and $10.2 billion in economic damage — is proving to be too pessimistic”. [...]

Happy Labor Day!

Here’s a little video for you to enjoy on your Labor Day;

The Ron Johnson t-shirt line

A lot has been made about Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson’s rather peculiar views on global warming, whether it’s his comments about sunspots or his assertion that Greenland really was green, as well as Johnson’s statement that communist China has the right ideas on business.

So to poke a little fun at Ron Johnson’s [...]