Richard Kirsch

Op-Ed

The GOP’s Pro-Corporate Prescription

Tax credits for working families are a better deal than corporate tax breaks.

By: Richard Kirsch ,; OtherWords

January 4, 2016

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Paul Ryan vs. the People

The GOP's new House speaker says he "trusts the American people," but his budget takes direct aim at them.

By: Richard Kirsch ,; OtherWords

November 5, 2015

News

Courageous Boeing Workers Say No to Corporate Extortion

By rejecting a contract that amounted to corporate extortion, the Machinists Local 751 at Boeing have taken a stand for middle-class workers all over the country.

By: Richard Kirsch ,; NextNewDeal

November 29, 2013

Op-Ed

The Next Big Obamacare Battle: The Low-Wage Workers Who Get Left Out

Richard Kirsch: Reformers should start building a coalition to push for expanding the bill and making it more affordable.

By: Richard Kirsch ,; NextNewDeal

April 6, 2013

Op-Ed

How to Make Work Pay Again

The latest Census data prove that we need to start rebuilding the American middle class, and a new report shows how it can be done.

By: Richard Kirsch ,; NextNewDeal

September 29, 2012

News Analysis

Is Education a Silver Bullet for Fixing the Economy?

Of the 10 occupations expected to create the most jobs, eight of them require a high school degree or less. These numbers foretell an economy where even workers with …

By: Richard Kirsch ,; NextNewDeal

September 22, 2012

Op-Ed

The Last Thing Medicare Needs Is More Privatization

Americans United for Change said it best in a recent e-mail: “You can’t put lipstick on a pig,” even if a Republican and Democrat are applying the red gloss …

By: Richard Kirsch ,; NewDeal2.0

January 3, 2012

What Social Security Can Teach Us About the Future of Health Care (2)

At the heart of the right-wing attack on the new health care law’s individual mandate is the fact that law has the potential to become like Social Security, a …

By: Richard Kirsch ,; NewDeal2.0

August 15, 2010

What Social Security Can Teach Us About the Future of Health Care

Americans will learn to love health care reform, just as they did Social Security, if it’s made to work for all of them. At the heart of the right-wing …

By: Richard Kirsch ,; newdeal2.0|Op-Ed

August 13, 2010

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