Category Archives: Economics and the like

Election results: 1.5 million low-wage workers get a raise

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Ampersand

The minimum wage was a winner in last night’s election. In the six states (Montana, Ohio, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and Nevada) with ballot measures to raise the minimum wage, the ballot measures passed. Even better, all six laws are indexed … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Minimum Wage | 13 Comments

A story of struggle and hope

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Maia

I’ve written before about the experience of waiting for news. In New Zealand waiting for news generally means listening to the National Radio news bulletin every hour on the hour. There are six pips and then they tell you what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like | 4 Comments

What is the cost? White Baby $35,000, Latin@ Baby $10,000 and Black Baby $4,000

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Rachel S.

Should supply and demand determine the cost of adoption? Tariq sent me this article about a campaign by Rev. Ken Hutcherson in Washington state. Hutcherson is taking on the adoption industry. Here’s a quote: When a couple seeking to adopt … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Families structures, divorce, etc, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 37 Comments

Sickness, injury, disability or pregnancy

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Maia

The New Zealand government has announced some changes to its benefit system, and while I haven’t gone through the details yet I wanted to use it as an opportunity to discuss issues around work and disability. In New Zealand the … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Disabled Rights & Issues, Economics and the like | 8 Comments

The Tale of the Other Protest

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Maia

Different people observe the changing seasons in different ways. For gardeners spring means planting things, for sports fans it means the beginning of the cricket season,* for students spring means avoiding studying for exams, and for Wellington activists spring is … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Economics and the like, International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel | 2 Comments

Social Class, Feminism, and Choices: A Little Piece of My Story

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Rachel S.

Admin’s Note: This is something I have been wanting to post for a while, but I was inspired by a big old blog fight among feminists this past week. The fight started in a debate over bikini waxing, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 12 Comments

A tale of one protest

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Maia

This was going to be a tale of two protests – since I went on two protests today. But two protests in one day is tiring, so I only have time to write about one of them, more tomorrow. Clean … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 38 Comments

Until every single penny is gone

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Kay Olson

This was originally posted on both The Gimp Parade and Echidne of the Snakes in August 2006. Because it’s an election year, I thought it was appropriate to repost this now while I have a bigger audience than I usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Disabled Rights & Issues, Economics and the like | 7 Comments

Median Income – Bad Data Alert

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Ampersand

Yesterday I posted the above map, and I see that many lefty bloggers have done the same. However, as Jane Galt points out, the data behind the map was put together very poorly, and the statistics given on the map … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like | 1 Comment

Disagreeing With Dignan: The Politics Of Poverty And Welfare

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Ampersand

Via Religious Left Online, I ran into Dignan’s post on “The Politics of Poverty.” Dignan criticizes both the right and left approaches to fighting poverty (although the solution he settles on is fairly right-wing), but in this post I’m gonig … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like | 78 Comments