Big Labor

“One Nation” Rally Sponsors Escape Criticism as They Fail to Match Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor”

Several paragraphs down into a report on the "One Nation" rally readers finally learn that liberal activists could not match the crowds Glenn Beck attracted to the Lincoln Memorial in August. The key sponsors of the event, which include organized labor, are permitted to offer up factually dubious quotes without any criticism or examination. Left wing activists who organized the “One Nation Coming Together” event at the Lincoln Memorial earlier this month as a rejoinder to Glenn Beck’s “Rest...

NYT Should Also Report on Folly of Minimum Wage Laws in U.S. After Exposing S. Africa’s Policies

These a remarkable front page report appearing on the front page of Monday's edition the demonstrates how minimum wage laws undermine the economic well being of the most vulnerable and needy members of society. So why not examine how the same intrusive policies undermine younger, low-skilled workers in the U.S?... What may be economically unsound is often politically expedient, which helps to explain why government agencies continue to mandate job-killing minimum wage laws.  Self-described ch...

NYT Seeks to Discredit Rep. Boehner’s Business Alliances as White House Gets a Free Pass on Lobbying Ties, Union Support

Although the Obama White House is filled to the rim with former lobbyists, Rep. John Boehner's alliances and connections with pro-business groups are somehow illegitimate and unseemly. With the mid-term elections just a few weeks away, the idea here is to take down and discredit an effective, well-liked minority leader who is well positioned to become the next House Speaker. Private strategy sessions organized in concert with free market activists and lobbyists who are united in their opposit...