Happy New Year From The Economic Populist! Another day, another year. We hope 2015 is finally the time of the middle class. Will finally wages increase, will jobs and careers recover? So far that has not been the case, although 2014 is when hope for U.S. workers glimmered on the horizon. We've survived the three biggest days to die in the United States, Christmas, Boxing day and New Years. Now an onslaught of Republicans will take over Congress, so we can be assured any legislation to help the U.S. middle class will not be enacted.
Happy New Year from the Economic Populist! Let's hope 2014 is better economically for most of us as 2013 was another real dog for most of America. Wall Street was on fire and the investor class made out like bandits while real robust job growth still has not materialized. 2013 is the year the middle class was completely ignored. Still broke, still jobless or working with low wages and eroding worker's rights, America's middle class was pummeled yet again.
It's that time of year. As we say goodbye and good riddance to 2011, it is time to review what grabbed the most attention here at The Economic Populist. From ridiculous political tricks to protesting people, 2011 saw more of the same.
As we type out the new year, here at The Economic Populist we're forever grateful to our readers and participants who make the site happen.
As we approach the new year, everyone and their brother are publishing best of 2011 top 10,20,50, gazillion stories. In the year of the click listomania proliferates and the end of the 2011 brings an enumeration epidemic. We've sifted through the muck and bring you the best of the best of the best collections for 2011.
Nothing has been done to address the rapid increase of citizens in poverty. That would require jobs. The only jobs those in power produce are for themselves and their cronies. The Happy New Year Edition (with some good news about 2011)
Michael Collins The Money Party. Lots of fiddling while Rome and the rest of the world burned. Knowledge is power and among the ruling elite in the United States, the power was off. Somebody forgot to pay the bill or paid with a bad check, no doubt.
A Decade of Job Stagnation In 2000, 135 million citizens were employed. In 2010 there were 139 million Americans employed. Given the 9.7% increase in population since 2000, we would expect to see at least 148 million citizens with jobs. Nobody much wants to talk about this or the true unemployment figures produced by the US Census called "U6". That measure accounts for, "Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force." Bureau of Labor Statistics
It's that time of year. As we say goodbye and good riddance to 2011, it is time to review what grabbed the most attention here at The Economic Populist. From ridiculous political tricks to protesting people, 2011 saw more of the same. 
The Money Party. Lots of fiddling while Rome and the rest of the world burned. Knowledge is power and among the ruling elite in the United States, the power was off. Somebody forgot to pay the bill or paid with a bad check, no doubt.
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