What do infrastructure repair and a looming steel strike have in common? The American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 Infrastructure Report Card says $3.6 trillion needs to be spent by 2020 to bring our infrastructure up to modern standards. Congress has been quite clear that it will neither increase taxes or borrowing to accomplish this. … Continue reading “The NEED Act Erases Big Steel’s Claimed Need for Worker Concessions”
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Celebrating 10 Years of Resistance to Banker’s Wars
By Nick Egnatz Celebrating 10 Years of Resistance to Banker’s Wars Saturday, August 1, 2015 Hwy of the Flags Vets Memorial SE Corner Indianapolis Blvd & Ridge Rd, Highland, Indiana 46322 Noon-1PM Vigil Party to follow at 8340 Baring Ave, Munster, Indiana 46321 Food and beverages will be served. Not sure on the menu yet. … Continue reading “Celebrating 10 Years of Resistance to Banker’s Wars”
Linking Social Justice to Monetary Reform
By Nick Egnatz. PDF version; Spanish translation in anthology; Portuguese translation at AMI. Social Justice is the struggle to make society work for the vast majority of people. The comprehensive monetary reform of the NEED Act is the necessary first step on the path to realization of this struggle. The following ten points are the … Continue reading “Linking Social Justice to Monetary Reform”