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Jeff Faux, founding president of the Economic Policy Institute, predicts a dark future for the middle class in the U.S. He says that by the mid-2020s, American workers would see a significan…

Jeff Faux talked about his article, “Is This the Big One,” in The Nation about financial and housing markets. He also talked about the Bush administration’s proposed overhaul of the financia…

The speakers talked about creating Democratic infrastructure within states, grassroots movements, union members, historical accomplishments, timing of presidential primary elections, raising…

Democratic legislators, party leaders, labor officials, community organizers, and others spoke at a meeting of progressive activists about the Democratic party agenda and outlook for the fut…

Jeff Faux talked about his book The Global Class War: How America’s Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future - and What It Will Take to Win It Back, published by Wiley. The book is about the increa…

At a meeting of Americans for Democratic Action participants talked about the Democratic Party agenda and the future direction of the party. Among the issues they addressed were the Bush adm…

Legislators and labor leaders spoke about the state of the economy, economic stimulus proposals to create jobs, and the agenda for the union movement. They also talked about effective lobbyi…

Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes (D) and others spoke to reporters about recent corporate financial mismanagement and proposed legislation to enforce stricter regulations for corporate governa…

Participants talked about the history and performance of the Federal Reserve, focusing on Alan Greenspan’s tenure as chairman. Among the topics they addressed were the power of the chairman’…

At the Omaha International Trade Conference, a panel discussion on how global trade effects the U.S. economy. The panelists focused on the overproduction of goods in the world which resulted…

Members of Congress, economists and representatives of labor unions gathered at the UAW National Community Action Program to express their support for labor issues and the importance of the …

Participants including Senators, journalists, scholars and policy experts discussed how the Democratic Party can create a new agenda to unite a majority of U.S. citizens to promote more econ…

Jeff Faux and Walter Williams talked about current news stories of interest to them, especially those relating to economics, and responded to viewer phone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

Mr. Jeff Faux, President of the Economic Policy Institute, and Mr. Jude Wanniski, President of Polyconomics Inc., discussed current economic issues including the capital gains tax. They also…

The Democratic congressional leaders spoke about their proposal for balancing the budget. They stressed, as they did during the congressional campaign, that their plan contains more funds fo…

The American Prospect held a discussion on the Balance Budget Amendment. The panelists discussed the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment in a forum titled, “A Matter of Survival: Avoiding th…

Economists and Yale University professors talked about privatizing the Social Security system. They spoke about the impact of privatization on efforts to balance the federal budget.

Representative David Bonior (D-MI) spoke about how the Congress and president can resolve the budget impasse and about corporate responsibility to citizens. He criticized the Republican budg…

Rep. Gephardt contrasted Democratic and Republican proposals for reforming the Medicare system. He emphasized that this debate is so crucial that it is the most important debate in the entir…

In honor of the Economic Policy Institute, friends and peers roasted its founder, Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Humorous remarks were made by a number of economists, journalists, and adminis…