by Dave Johnson | Feb 13, 2013 | The Sequester
Koch-funded Florida Tea-Party Sen. Marco Rubio gave the "Republican Response" to the President's State of the Union speech. Then Koch-funded Kentucky Tea-Party Sen. Rand Paul gave the "Koch-funded Tea-Party" Republican response. (Did the networks ever air a...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today called for the creation of a National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) and is drafting legislation to accomplish this. The legislation would help establish more next generation manufacturing centers like the National Additive...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 11, 2013 | Economy, Making it in America
Before the election President Obama set a goal of doubling exports and creating one million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016. What has to happen for these goals to be met? In The State of the Union Stakes Bob Borosage points out the stakes and challenges that...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 10, 2013 | Minimum Wage
You are probably hearing that the Post Office is "in crisis" and is cutting back Saturday delivery, laying people off, closing offices, etc. Like so many other "crises" imposed on us lately, there is a lot to the story that you are not hearing from the "mainstream"...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 8, 2013 | Making it in America
Yet another report is out showing how the trade deficit is costing us millions of jobs and hurting our economy. This report has specific numbers: between 2.2 million and 4.7 million U.S. jobs, between 1 percent and 2.1 percent of the unemployment rate and a gross...