by Dave Johnson | Jun 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
President Obama and Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping begin two days of "get to know you" meetings today near Palm Springs. Amidst talk of development of a new relationship, and "re-examining the premises" of our understandings,...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 6, 2013 | Making it in America
The nominee for US Trade Representative (USTR) has just promised Congress that he will push for "Fast Track" authority. Fast Track essentially removes democracy from the trade negotiating and agreement process. It also gives negotiators the authority to go way beyond...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 5, 2013 | Making it in America
Ahead of President Obama's meeting China's President Xi Jinping later this week, and with our trade deficit with China up yet again, eight Senators from both parties joined today to introduce The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2013. The eight are U.S....
by Dave Johnson | Jun 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
U.S. worker compensation posted its biggest drop since 1947 during the last quarter. The year 1947 is when the Labor Department began tracking the statistic. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released data today showing a 3.8 percent drop in the first quarter. According...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 4, 2013 | Making it in America
On a press call yesterday in advance of this week's "summit" between President Obama and Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping, Alliance for American Manufacturing's (AAM) Scott Paul called for consequences for China's trade...
