Professor Romer Needs Manufacturing 101
Christina D. Romer, the former chairwoman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, took U.S.
Put A Ring On It The Economics of Equality
In my previous post, I wrote that I'm likely to hear an old favorite conservative talking point repeated over and over again while I'm at CPAC: Married cures poverty, economic inequality, and just about any other economic complaint you can name — especially for black folks.
John Galt is a Crybaby and So Are You
Dear Self-Described "Producer":
Put A Ring On It The Economics of Marriage
"You gotta have a J-O-B, if you wanna be with me.
A Look At German Manufacturing
PBS NewsHour took a look at why Germany's economy is doing so well, while much of the rest of Europe is not doing so well.
Shellacked Mitt Fights Back
Funny how things change.
War On Contraception Conservatives Claim Religious Freedom Means Freedom To Impose Religion On Workers
It was just one month ago when conservatives were complaining that ABC's George Stephanopoulos was displaying his "bias" while moderating a Republican presidential debate by being "obsessed" with cont
Who is the Reaganest A Quiz for GOP Hopefuls
Co-written with David Reeves.
Jobs Report Progress But Dont Break Out The Bubbly
President Obama today will go to a fire house in the Virginia suburbs of Washington to tout his plan to promote hiring of veterans as first responders.
Republicans vs Obama on Jobs Records
Along with squandering a federal budget surplus, getting us mired in two “wars” and devastating the net worth of most Americans, today’s revised jobs data show a net loss of 646,000 private sector jobs during the eight Bush/Cheney Republican presidential years—and only 1,466,000 private sect...
Job Numbers Hype Its Bad Politics and Worse Policy
The reaction to January's jobs report shows how tragically our expectations have fallen, especially among some Democrats and their supporters.
Washingtons Inside Game
Just in case you missed the news, "Insider trading" is back. It's even bipartisan.
Save The Date Take Back The American Dream June 18-20
Join thousands of progressives, five months before the critical 2012 elections, to energize the movement and "Take Back the American Dream." Go to OurFuture.org/takeback for "Early Early Bird" discount registration for the Take Back The American Dream conference.
Bruce Bartlett On The GOP Attempt To Make Sure Tax Cuts Dont Count
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games.
Anti-Union FAA Bill Passes Congress
The FAA reauthorization bill has passed Congress with its anti-union provisions. Once again big companies of the 1% were able to use their money and power to buy legislation that hurts 99% of us. And many Dems joined in. Watch the powerful video at the end of this post.
America’s Failed Mole-by-Mole Trade Policy
Last week several groups, including the United Steelworkers, petitioned the federal government to whack the latest trade mole – illegally traded auto parts from China. With President Obama announcing creation of a new trade enforcement unit in his State of the Union Addre
Newt vs Mitt Mutual Assured Destruction Pt 2
I wrote earlier that Newt Gingrich's campaign is one of mutually assured destruction for the GOP. No one, I wrote, has to lift a finger to destroy Newt Gingrich. Just stand back, give him room, and he'll do it himself.
FAA Bill Still Anti-Labor Call Your Senators
Not long ago, in A Win For Labor - FAA Bill Drops Anti-Union Language, I wrote that, "negotiators have dropped the anti-union language for votes to start a union. Republicans were insisting that no-shows be counted as "No" votes. Delta's check must have been mailed late."
Americas Plutocrats Play the Political Ponies
Any resemblance between democracy and U.S. Presidential politics has become, in our new super PAC era, purely coincidental. The only mystery: Why aren't billionaires placing even bigger bets?
Caught In A Machine That Grinds Us Up
This is Part II of Companies As Buy-And-Sell Commodities. See Part I, Companies As Buy-And-Sell Commodities - Workers, Customers and Country As Costs.
Companies As Buy-And-Sell Commodities – Workers Customers and Country As Costs
This is Part I of Companies As Buy-And-Sell Commodities. See Part II, Caught In A Machine That Grinds Us Up.
A False Apology At Least Four Komen Recipients – and Sponsors Like Bank of America – Are Under Investigation
The Susan G. Komen foundation has reversed its defunding of Planned Parenthood, at least temporarily, but the falsehoods and hypocrisy haven't ended.
8 House GOP Freshman Want Credit For Getting A Cash Advance On Their Master Card To Make A Payment On Their Visa
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. This should eliminate all doubts about how little some members of Congress understand about federal finances.
Bashing Federal Workers Is Bashing The Middle Class
On Wednesday the House voted to extend a two-year federal worker pay freeze an additional year. These workers, instead of getting a raise at the end of 2012, will have to wait until the end of 2013. (The House vote and our analysis is posted on our sister site, TheMiddleClass.org.)
The Jobs Numbers – A True Story
The news is just out, the economy added a healthy number of new jobs last month, even with government jobs still declining thanks to austeridiocy. The better news is that there is an accelerating trend.
Memo From Austerity Land To Teachers Caring No Longer Counts
Although it's a bit early to know for sure, let's hope that 2012 is the year that the economic policies known as "austerity" finally crashed and burned.
Citizens United Uniting the One Percent
MItt Romney is taking a lot of heat for saying that he's "not concerned about the very poor." To be fair, he also said he's not concerned about the very rich either. Lucky for him the feeling isn't mutual that that side of the economic divide.
Social Security Mitch Daniels and the Millionaires Means-Testing Scam
Last week Republican Mitch Daniels once again pushed the "means testing" argument against Social Security, saying that we can no longer "afford to send millionaires pension checks" or "pay medical bills for even the wealthiest among us."
China Cheating Costs 400K Auto Parts Jobs
This week three new reports described even more continuing damage to our economy caused by China's trade cheating -- and our own lack of response. Even as the auto industry recovers and auto-assembly jobs are returning, the auto-parts industry and jobs are not.
Republicans Wrongly Equate Pentagon Spending with American Security
The following statement is in response to the newly introduced Republican bill that would block the automatic military spending cuts that are now part of the 2010 deal to increase the debt limit.
The Republican Myth of Obama’s “Entitlement Society”
The following was originally published at RobertReich.org One of the few things Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich agree on is that President Obama is turning America into “European-style welfare culture.”
When Mitt Says Im Not Concerned About The Very Poor Its Not a Slip-Up He Said It Before [VIDEO]
Today, the nation is abuzz over Mitt Romney bluntly cold comment: "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there."