Perverse Incentives, Fiscal Consequences of Unemployment Benefits Should Factor Into Coverage

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is dismissive of any suggestion that says extending unemployment benefits will create perverse incentives and discourage Americans from seeking work. Detailed economic studies that say otherwise have yet to find expression in the New York Times. Political figures should also be asked why they are reticent to enact offsetting spending cuts that would alleviate additional debt... Will the extension of unemployment benefits further add to the deficit and undermine long ...

Objections to Controversial Labor Nominee Ignored in Coverage

A controversial nominee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with strong ties to union leaders told U.S. Senators Tuesday that he would not use his position to force major legal changes opposed by business groups. However, these comments run counter to what Harold Scott Becker, an associate general counsel for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and AFL-CIO, wrote when he was a UCLA professor. Becker argued in a 1993 Minnesota Law Review article that traditional notions o...