by Dave Johnson | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog
In England people "know" many of the same false things that people here "know." Except in England the false things work against English working people instead of against American working people. I am in England this week and next and am enjoying some pub conversations...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 5, 2011 | Blog
For years people have been asking why we don’t launch a national effort to save energy and create jobs by retrofitting buildings to be more energy-efficient. Last week I wrote that even simple things, like painting roofs white can save energy and employ a lot of...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 28, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
In the debt-ceiling debate Republicans are holding the country hostage again, demanding that the country shift to a radical pro-big-corporate/big-wealth agenda as the ransom. At the same time the Tea Partiers say don't raise the debt limit, period, and let the country...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 27, 2011 | Blog
Here is the video of last night's launch of Rebuild the Dream campaign, with Van Jones. (If you want to skip the music parts, start at 9:15.) Watch Van Jones spell out "the three big lies" of the conservative narrative: 1) America is broke. 2) Asking the super rich to...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 27, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
This is my presentation from last week's Netroots Nation panel session: Revitalizing Manufacturing: The Road to Renewed Job Growth. Click through for panel details and other panelists, here for a pdf of slides, including Jared Bernstein's. See below for video -- and...
