by Dave Johnson | Aug 16, 2013 | Climate, Making it in America
America used to manufacture silicon chips. Now much of that industry has moved to China. Solar-panel manufacturing will be a huge industry of the future and America deserves to have a chunk of that industry and the jobs and income that industry will bring. But...
by Digby | Aug 15, 2013 | Economy, Making it in America
We have much to be proud of in America. But having the most economic inequality is one of our most dubious achievements. I guess we just have a very few people who are excellent happiness pursuers. Or maybe it's something else entirely: Now, all societies are unequal,...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 14, 2013 | Making it in America
Wow, it sure is convenient for Republicans and Wall Street to blame unions and working people and government for Detroit's problems. (It's what they do.) They talk about crime and corrupt inner-city politicians – Republicanspeak for "black people." (It's also what...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 12, 2013 | Making it in America, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The giant multinationals are pushing a trade deal that will literally let them bypass our laws. This deal is called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and it is coming at us in the next few months. The corporations are trying to switch this gravy-train onto the "Fast...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 6, 2013 | Making it in America
The enormous, humongous, vast, staggering, unbelievable, job-sucking, economy-sucking US trade deficit shrank to "only" $34.2 billion from a revised $44.1 billion in May. Exports of US goods and petroleum were up, imports of petroleum and consumer goods were down....
by Dave Johnson | Jul 26, 2013 | Making it in America
Hey wouldn't it be great to pass a law requiring government agencies to try to boost American jobs when they award contracts and buy supplies? Or how about giving contract and purchase preference to companies that didn't send jobs out of the country in the prior year?...