by Dave Johnson | Jan 15, 2014 | Conservatism, Democracy
Republicans filibustered the extension of unemployment benefits on the Senate floor Tuesday. Why? Because they can get away with it. Look at how the press reported what happened. If the public doesn't know that filibusters are occurring, how can democracy hold...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 15, 2014 | Blog
I was on "The Nicole Sandler Show" recently talking about the one-sided trade agreements we've been tricked into and the damage they do to the economy. It's also quite entertaining. Seriously, it is. Bad puns, jokes and, of course, Nicole!!...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 13, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
Republicans are engaged in yet more hostage-taking obstruction. (Whatever gave them the idea that hostage-taking can work?) They are engaged in a filibuster of the effort to extend unemployment insurance, using it as a hostage to try to get even more cuts to the...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 10, 2014 | Making it in America
Friday's dismal jobs report showed that manufacturing jobs increased by 9,000 in December, after adding 17,000 jobs in October and 31,000 in November. In all of 2013, manufacturers added 77,000 new workers. According to the National association of Manufacturers...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 10, 2014 | Making it in America
Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Representative Dave Camp (R-Mich.) have officially introduced fast-track trade authority legislation in Congress. Fast track is a process that bypasses Congress' constitutional role in the treaty process. Fast track prohibits...
