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Democracy Corps/CAF Poll On Jobs And The Economy

A Democracy Corps/Campaign for America's Future survey examines the top economic priorities of American voters, the extent to which they are rejecting the economic priorities of conservatives and offers insight into what Democrats will have to do in order to regain the support of the public. Our commentary on the issues related to the poll is on this page. more »

The Keep It Made In America Tour

Dave Johnson is writing posts from the "Keep It Made In America Tour," which the Alliance for American Manufacturing is conducting to highlight the concerns of workers in areas hard-hit by the decline of manufacturing.

Putting America Back To Work. Pulling America Together.

In this time of economic crisis, it is easy for fear-mongers to pit groups against each other and to find convenient scapegoats for the problems that plague us. ONE NATION seeks to transcend our superficial differences and bring us together in a common quest for equal opportunity and justice for all.

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CAF At Netroots Nation

Campaign for America's Future staff members, fellows and associates appear at several key panels during Netroots Nation, July 22-24 in Las Vegas. This page aggregates blog posts about these panels and other Netroots Nation happenings.

Getting Trade Policy Right

President Obama has announced an initiative to increase exports. But without radical changes in our overall trade policies, we'll continue to lose jobs and our ability to compete globally. more »

Reagan Revolution: Home To Roost

The terrible Gulf oil, West Virginia mining, Wall Street finance and government debt disasters all demonstrate the ongoing catastrophic and continuing results of conservative policies.

With the conservative government of Reagan and then later under the all-out anti-government conservative administration of George W. Bush we have had the opportunity of seeing just what happens when these "free market" ideas are given free reign to replace democracy. Anti-government zealots were put into positions inside the government and used that power to take apart the protections that We, the People had painstakingly built.

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Demanding Jobs & Justice

America faces two deficits, and must decide which is most important to address now. Prioritizing one will enable us to address the other in the long term. Prioritizing the other will eliminate hope of addressing the first one at all.

We face a choice between a better future for all or oblivion. Right now, our elected officials are choosing oblivion. more »

Betrayal Of American Prosperity

Labor expert Clyde Prestowitz and other writers discuss how a misplaced faith in free-trade orthodoxy has cost America its economic might and explore the challenge we will face in competing with the economic juggernaut of China and other fast-rising economies. more »

China Currency Showdown

As many as 3 million jobs are being lost as a result of China's unfair trade practices, including currency policies that make Chinese goods sold here artificially cheap and U.S. goods sold in China more expensive. The posts on this page will help you understand and communicate the connection between China's currency practices and unemployment here at home.