by Dave Johnson | Jul 24, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair, Financial Reform
Larry Summers for the Fed? Seriously? There are better choices for Federal Reserve chair; in particular, Janet Yellen is more than qualified and would do a great job. Ezra Klein writes in, "Right now, Larry Summers is the front-runner for Fed chair," "The word among...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 23, 2013 | Climate, Making it in America
"Going down to Mississippi wages does not signal a bright future for American economy." - Harold Meyerson President Obama campaigned with a promise to add 1 million new manufacturing jobs in his second term. So far only 13,000 have been added. The AAMeter illulstrates...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 22, 2013 | Making it in America, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Trans-Pacific Partnership – the corporate sovereignty treaty – is coming and they're going to try to push it through Congress with "Fast Track." It's really, really important to pay attention to this one. You have seen what the "free trade" agreements have done to...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 18, 2013 | Student Debt Relief, This Is The GOP
Congress should do the right thing the right thing for our people, our country and our economy and provide a free college education to everyone who qualifies. Instead student loan rates doubled July 1 because our obstructed Congress couldn't and wouldn't act in time....
by Dave Johnson | Jul 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Senate Democrats on Tuesday will choose whether to finally put an end to Republican filibuster obstruction of everything. In particular Republicans are obstructing appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
