by Dave Johnson | Mar 11, 2011 | Blog
Van Jones gave an inspirational closing talk at yesterday's the Summit On Jobs & America's Future in Washington D.C. Beginning by talking about the Tea Party movement and how that movement really points a path for progressives to feel encouraged instead of...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 10, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, talked today at the Summit On Jobs & America's Future in Washington D.C. Villaraigosa described the bipartisan America Fast Forward initiative from the National Conference of Mayors. The America Fast Forward initiative is...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 10, 2011 | Blog, Economy
• "I can’t remember when we decided to downsize our middle class. When was it we decided to downgrade our living standards? I don’t remember that!" • " 'Jobs jobs jobs,' doesn’t mean people should need 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet." • "Our economy...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 9, 2011 | Blog
At TPM, in Republicans Struggle To Square Spending Cuts With Job Losses, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell explained why we need more stimulus: "If government spending would stimulate the economy, we'd be in the middle of a boom," he said. Now, look at this chart...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 7, 2011 | Blog, Economy
To prepare you for the following stories, here is some context. You might remember that just a few weeks ago Washington passed an extension of the huge tax cuts for the rich and as an added bonus cut the tax on inherited income way, way down. This added approx. $400...
