With Minimum Wage Bill, Congress Is Just Trying to Keep Up With Inflation

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Mar 6, 2013 Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., said they would like to see the minimum wage hiked even higher than what they have proposed, but "We want it to pass through Congress."Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller would like to see the minimum wage hiked higher than they've proposed, but "We want it to pass through Congress." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Last Picture Show

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Feb 16, 2013 Independent theaters and films are struggling to survive the transition to digital cinema. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Understanding Economics in Plain English

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Dec 15, 2012 Fedspeak, vague and convoluted answers to economic questions, was popularized by Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. It allowed him to essentially say “no comment” without admitting that he was avoiding questions.After 30 years of unintelligible fedspeak, writer Michael Goodwin decided he would master economics the old-fashioned way: from a thick stack of books. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Three Men Who Wouldn’t Let the NSA Get Away With It

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Nov 30, 2012 Whistle-blowers have warned that intelligence agencies are abusing the Constitution and lavishing private companies with expensive contracts in exchange for subpar results.Whistle-blowers have warned that intelligence agencies are abusing the Constitution and lavishing private companies with expensive contracts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Germany Is Getting to 100 Percent Renewable Energy

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Nov 15, 2012 There is no debate on climate change in Germany, where architects of the clean energy movement estimate that from 80 percent to 100 percent of the country's electricity will come from renewable sources by 2050. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Elections Are Shrinking

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Nov 6, 2012 The voters in Ohio’s 8th District had better be happy with Republican Rep. John Boehner. They have no choice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rocky Anderson Decides Not to Get Arrested

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Nov 6, 2012 Justice Party presidential candidate Rocky Anderson stood outside the White House on the eve of the election demanding that President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder respond to the stripping away of American rights that began under George W. Bush and accelerated when Obama took office in 2008. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Bomb Bazaar

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Nov 6, 2012 More than 650 companies showcased their weapon systems at the 2012 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exhibition last month in Washington, DCMore than 650 companies showcased their weapon systems at the 2012 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) last month in Washington, D. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

One Year Later: Lessons Learned From Occupy Wall Street

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Oct 10, 2012 Occupiers say the movement is about building connections, creating alternative media sources and learning to cope without government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Charity Can Be Deadly to the Disabled

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Sep 20, 2012 A wheelchair innovator says the charity model does more harm than good for the 55 million paraplegics in the developing world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )