David Bly

As many labor advocates might say, ‘it’s not been a picnic’ the last few years for working people. As Mark Weisbrot says, “No matter how you slice it, most US workers are worse off than they were at this time last year. The average real wage – that is, adjusted for inflation – has actually […]

Sign o’ the times – it’s that time of the election season when campaign signs are sprouting up like crocus (or purple loosestrife, depending on your take. . . ), and now’s the time to call. If you’re in the district, call campaign headquarters for a David Bly for House sign, (507) 664-0155, or drop […]

“Ideas should be based on facts.” I could not agree more. A recent letter writer took me to task for suggesting that our country was founded on principles of equality. He accuses me of misrepresenting history and claims my statement that “This country was formed in resistance to rule by a privileged elite, and I […]

“Where are we headed?” That is the most important question I rhetorically asked voters attending the Community issues forum at Carleton College’s AGH on Thursday night (see Ray’s blog). The biggest issue facing us in the coming legislative session is, once again, a large looming deficit. The State economist’s rosiest prediction is that we face […]

Ray Cox responded to my economic blog in a roundabout way, saying he is, “very optimistic about the national economy and our state economy as well. Some folks are out there with the same old “doom and gloom” rhetoric but I don’t buy into that message at all….in fact, it is a very pessimistic, stale […]

Robert Reich recently presented an audio essay on NPR’s Marketplace in which he talked about dividing up the economic pie. “The American Economic Pie is growing,” he says, “at a solid pace, the odd thing is how it is sliced — a portion going to profits and a portion going to wages. The wage slice […]