EcoOptimism doesn’t have to be predicated on being anti-corporation — after all, there are some good eggs out there, just as there are more than a few positive aspects to a market economy — but it’s hard to get around the problems resulting from the current “reign of the corporation.”<\/p>\n
Dave Johnson at the Campaign for America’s Future<\/a> has saved me from penning (and you from reading) a much longer and less succinct post:<\/p>\n Our Current Economic Mess, Explained With Headlines<\/a><\/p>\n He writes: “I was doing research, gathering headlines for a post. But the headlines told a story of their own. So here they are:”<\/p>\n 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n November 2010, Corporate Profits Hit New Record, U.S. Workers Still Struggling<\/a><\/p>\n 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n January 2011, Profits Are Booming. Why Aren\u2019t Jobs?<\/a><\/p>\n May 2011, Corporate Profits At All-Time High As Recovery Stumbles<\/a><\/p>\n June 2011, Since 2009, 88 Percent Of Income Growth Went To Corporate Profits, Just One Percent Went To Wages<\/a><\/p>\n July 2011, Corporate profits\u2019 share of pie most in 60 years<\/a><\/p>\n July 2011, A Boom in Corporate Profits, a Bust in Jobs, Wages<\/a><\/p>\n August 2011, Companies near record profits amid high unemployment<\/a><\/p>\n October 2011, While Corporate Profits Are At 60-Year High, Main Street Businesses Continue To Struggle<\/a><\/p>\n November 2011, GDP revised downward; corporate profits up<\/a><\/p>\n 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n February 2012, Corporate Margins And Profits Are Increasing, But Workers\u2019 Wages Aren\u2019t<\/a><\/p>\n May 2012, Corporate Profits Return To Prerecession Levels, But Job Growth And Investment Remain Weak<\/a><\/p>\n June 2012, Corporate Profits Just Hit An All-Time High, Wages Just Hit An All-Time Low<\/a><\/p>\n July 2012, The Economy Stinks, but at Least Corporate Profits Are at 60-Year Highs!<\/a><\/p>\n December 2012, Corporate profits hit all-time high as wages drop to record low<\/a><\/p>\n 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n Today, March 4, 2013, Corporate Profits Have Risen Almost 20 Times Faster Than Workers\u2019 Incomes Since 2008<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>