by Eric Lotke | Sep 7, 2010 | Blog
The complaints are starting on the new Obama administration. Some are concerned that he filled his administration with former Clinton hands, reflecting the old school (if more competent), not the change we need. “What worries me is there is not one person in the...
by Eric Lotke | Aug 6, 2010 | Blog
Today’s new unemployment report contains no news, just decimal point changes. It tells us what we already know, that times are bad. The question is whether our great nation can rise to the challenge. Unemployment remains unchanged at 9.5 percent, with 14.6 million...
by Eric Lotke | Aug 4, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Three important things happened in the last few days for manufacturing in America. Two are good. One is really really bad. The House passed good bills promoting American manufacturing, and the Joint Economic Committee released a new report finding that our...
by Eric Lotke | Aug 4, 2010 | Blog
New York is the most recent state to enact new rules about how people in prison are counted in the U.S. Census. Today… Maryland passed a similar rule in April. Delaware passed one in June. If other states move in this direction, it will become a trend that the Census...
by Eric Lotke | Jul 8, 2010 | Blog
The progressive movement that fueled Obama’s stunning 2008 election victory is out of work. Sure, lots of people are unemployed — but the demographic groups at the heart of the Obama coalition have been hit especially hard. That’s why it’s so bitter to watch Obama so...
