by Dave Johnson | Jan 6, 2016 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday that the November goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $42.4 billion. This is for just one month, not an entire year. This is down $2.2 billion – 5 percent – from October’s enormous, humongous $44.6...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 6, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Everyone understands that our (and the world's) economy is underperforming. While U.S. unemployment is down, people are finding jobs that underpay and/or don't provide enough hours. Regular people just don't have enough to get by – never mind enough to drive consumer...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Financial Reform
[fve]https://youtu.be/R6e47vJ89p0[/fve] "Greed is not good. In fact, the greed of Wall Street and corporate America is destroying the very fabric of our nation." - Senator Bernie Sanders Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pledged on Tuesday that if...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Democracy, Election 2016
There's just no way around it: the Democrats are intentionally hiding their presidential candidates from the public. The last Democratic presidential debate was buried on a Saturday night up against the opening of Star Wars. Naturally it drew a fraction of earlier...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog
It might not seem so in the middle of a day's news cycle, especially with that news always being about Donald Trump, but 2015 marked a year of change in a progressive direction. And the country is solidly behind this move. Progressive Victories In 2015 The country is...
