There's no disputing that America's manufacturing sector is on the ropes—or is there? Some experts argue that manufacturing in the U.S. is healthy; it's the workers who have to adjust, not our industrial policy. more »
Amid the blizzard of statistics, trillion-dollar deficits, howls about impending bankruptcy, and Republican stupocrisy that surround the budget, it is worth repeating a little common sense. more »
If you or someone you know is out of work or scraping by, a spending freeze won't get you a good job. Neither will timid legislation designed to help politicians get past another election. We need a real jobs bill, one that commits our government to revitalizing America's economic foundation over the long haul. Here are the arguments for getting Congress and the Obama administration to act. more »
Natasha Chart is at the climate change summit in Copenhagen. From there, she is posting reports on what the summit will mean for American workers as well as the future of the planet, supplemented by posts from other members of our blog team.
A Backdrop for Copenhagen: "There isn't a bigger problem than this facing humanity. This is the one that will make all our other difficulties impossible to solve." Read more »more »
How should we reshape our relationship with China in ways that create good-paying jobs here at home and global prosperity based on fair trade? Robert Borosage and our blog team weigh in, plus we add the perspectives of leading progressive writers. Join the conversation. more »
ERIC LOTKE ON THE LATEST JOBS NUMBERS: The solution to 10.2 percent unemployment leaps out from the government data: “During this downturn we can rebuild a productive economy for the future.” » Read: “New Unemployment, Old Solutions” | “Green Shoots: For Whom?”
A planned $1.5 billion dollar Texas wind farm—seeking financing with U.S. stimulus money—will create only 30 permanent jobs in America, but 2,000 wind-turbine manufacturing jobs in China. We asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu to prohibit this type of use of Recovery Act funds and have called on the Obama administration to use taxpayer dollars to foster the creation of a green manufacturing sector, with good-paying jobs, here in our own country. These articles explain the issue and why it is important. more »
READ AND DISCUSS $raquo; ROBERT BOROSAGE: Recovery requires fundamental reform of America's economic strategy. The old shibboleths of the conservative era must be discarded, like yesterday's rotted fruit. more »
We often talk about free trade or fair trade, but what about clean trade? American industry continues to move jobs to nations who cut their costs by poisoning the air and the water at levels that are threatening to us all. It doesn't matter how good climate change legislation is in the United States if corporations can get out from under it by moving production to other countries that don't have the same regulations.
There's no disputing that America's manufacturing sector is on the ropes—or is there? Some experts argue that manufacturing in the U.S. is healthy; it's the workers who have to adjust, not our industrial policy. 
We need policies that will ensure American workers get good jobs in the new economy. The old prescriptions won't work, but entrenched interests aren't letting go easily. Participate in our online forum, where we explore new progressive industrial, trade and public investment policies in advance of our "Making It In America: Building the New Economy" conference in Washington October 29.
