by Dave Johnson | Jan 15, 2011 | Blog
Note: See also Isaiah Poole's We Need An Unemployed People's Campaign Why don't we all have a right to a job? Who is our country and our economy for? The first three words of our Constitution provide us with a hint: "We, the People." There are millions of people out...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 13, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
Good news: Trade Deficit in U.S. Unexpectedly Narrows to 10-Month Low The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in November as growing global demand and a weaker dollar help boost overseas sales of everything from aircraft to cotton. The gap shrank 0.3 percent to...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 13, 2011 | Blog
The D.C. elite insist that the retirement age should be raised even more than the current 67. They have jobs where they sit in nice chairs behind nice desks in nice offices in affluent areas. They don't even know anyone who waits tables or cleans or lifts boxes all...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 13, 2011 | Blog
The Senate is considering changing the rules for the "filibuster" and this is an opportunity for you to do something that can make a difference. The filibuster has been abused and the Senate is broken. Call your Senators and tell them you want this fixed! "Abuse" does...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 13, 2011 | Blog
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