By Arthur Alpert This is a tale of two opinions. Winthrop Quigley of the Albuquerque Journal offered his in a recent UpFront column Thursday, Jan. 28, on inequality and higher minimum wages. I disagree with his conclusions, but so what? Quigley stated his premises and marshaled evidence (income inequality is real, extreme and bad for […]
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Austerity Pitch: AP laces news with opinion… again
February 5th, 2014 · 2 Comments · budget policy, economy, Fact Check, inequality, journalism, tax policy, Uncategorized, Washington
Tags:Andrew Taylor·Arthur Alpert·Associated Press·austerity·debt·government shutdown·inequality·Medicare·minimum wage·sequester·Social Security·Winthrop Quigley
Gushing About Oil, But Not Environmental Rallies. . . Plus, A Sincere Thank You
December 13th, 2013 · 1 Comment · energy policy, environment, financial coverage, journalism
By Denise Tessier Because I’ve already called out the Albuquerque Journal for blatantly boostering the oil and gas industry, there’s no need to devote a whole post to that topic. But a brief mention is warranted because the Nov. 25 Business Outlook cover story and headline were almost a repeat of what prompted my post […]
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Signs of Spring?
March 31st, 2013 · No Comments · budget policy, economy, journalism
By Arthur Alpert It’s warm again this morning, but as a wise New Mexican I won’t call the swamp cooler guy. It’s another false spring. A perpetual optimist, I keep scrutinizing the morning paper, too, for signs of an Albuquerque Journal spring. And recently a few greens sprouted. Did you notice the story headlined, “Parties […]
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Minimum Wage Update: Comforting the Comfortable
February 25th, 2013 · 1 Comment · economy, journalism, labor, NM Legislature
By Arthur Alpert How do I love thee, oh minimum wage debate? Let me count the ways. Well, no, let me enumerate, instead, just two reasons for my passion. First, minimum wage disputes are, at bottom, about distribution of power in the hierarchy. And understanding that the world is vertical (authoritarian), not horizontal (democratic) underlies […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Dan McKay·Deborah Baker·Employment Policies Institute·Micahel Saltsman·minimum wage·National Federation of Independent Business·Samuel Bowles
Keeping the Minimum Wage Pot Boiling at the (Albuquerque) Journal of Opinion
February 16th, 2013 · 1 Comment · economy, journalism, labor, role of government, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert (Feb. 14, 2013) How can it be that the President wants to raise the federal minimum wage? Surely he’s aware that the Albuquerque Journal opposes it with every fiber of its being. I don’t mean editorially, although the paper has so editorialized. No, I mean the Journal is opposed in its (so-called) […]
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Calling for the Bludgeons: Union-bashing Corporate Lobbyist Finds Easy Access to Journal OpEd Page
December 6th, 2012 · 1 Comment · journalism, labor
By Arthur Alpert How wrong can I be? I figured my post on the Hostess bankruptcy (Nov. 27) would be a one-shot, but that underestimated the story’s shelf life. Also, I failed to realize how ardently the Albuquerque Journal would use Hostess to promote its political agenda. Therefore, here’s an update on Twinkies and journalistic […]
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