by Dave Johnson | Feb 14, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
Chinese Vice President Xi is visiting the United States. He will meet with the President & CEOs, but not labor leaders or the press. We, the People used to be in charge. Now it's "I wanna tell you how it's gonna be." ("You're gonna give your wages, benefits, jobs,...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 14, 2012 | Blog
Saying the country can't "cut our way to growth," the President has some serious infrastructure money in his budget, along with serious help for America's manufacturers. This will create jobs and make our economy more competitive. Republicans are already blasting it...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 13, 2012 | Blog, China Currency Showdown
Get to know the name Xi Jinping. He is currently Vice President of China, and in 2013 is expected to become general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, the next leader of the country. Xi is traveling in the US this week, meeting with President Obama and them...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 11, 2012 | Blog
For the last several days there has been an absolute furor over the Obama administration's decision to require employer health insurance plans to cover birth control. Republicans went so far as to claim that the Obama administration is "at war with religion" -- and...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 10, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
"Producers" and "parasites." Cruel language justifying extreme greed seems to be mainstream now. Even Presidential candidates feel free to disparage 99% of us! In today's right-wing folklore government by We, the People is an evil thing that takes from "producers" and...
