As CEO Pay Increases, Employees Work Themselves Out of Jobs
Ralph De La Cruz: CEO pay is up 27 percent at a time when most other folks are going on year two, three or four without a raise.
Do U.S. Laws Encourage Illegal Immigration?
Ralph De La Cruz: If we want to reform immigration, one solution might be to embrace circular migration.
States Will Soon Have To Start Paying Interest on Their Massive Unemployment Borrowing
ProPublica: Florida's unemployment fund is bankrupt, and the state has borrowed $2 billion from the federal government.
Gulf Claims Czar Makes Mixed Progress on Transparency Pledges
ProPublica: Kenneth Feinberg has accepted criticism and responded with substantive changes, but he has also overpromised in setting his timeline for improvements and lagged in their implementation.
Where Things Stand: Gulf Oil Spill Claims
ProPublica: Although nearly $3 billion has been paid out to date, there have also been chronic delays and a lack of transparency about payment decisions that have caused frustration and in many cases serious economic hardship to claimants.
Wall Street Quietly Creates a New Way to Profit From Homeowner Distress
Large bank, hedge fund bundle small tax debts into private investments.