by Dave Johnson | Jun 24, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
President Obama today announced a new Advanced Manufacturing Partnership that will bring together industry, universities and the federal government to invest in emerging technologies. This is nuts-and-bolts government work, to help American manufacturing and American...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 23, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
I watched a Congressional hearing yesterday (webcast), examining why we need a national industrial strategy. There were a few pro-manufacturing voices. But in a surprise move, Republicans and representatives of Wall Street & giant multinationals opposed such a policy...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 21, 2011 | Blog
A government agency is blocked from functioning by obstructionist, party-over-country, Republican Senators. The President makes recess appointments to get government functioning again and the agency starts doing its job. The result: working people are protected. Today...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 20, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The ProgressiveCongress.org and the Congressional Progressive Caucus launched the Speakout for Good Jobs Tour in Minneapolis Saturday. They will hold Speakout events in 11 cities across the country. This is a major opportunity to build public awareness that leads to...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 17, 2011 | Blog
This is a class war and I welcome it because they have more to lose than we do and we’re going to kick their asses! - Leo Gerard I attended Thursday's Netroots Nation panel, After Citizens United: Combating Corporate Power in Elections, The Supreme Court's decision in...
