by Robert Borosage | Sep 20, 2011 | Blog
The following was originally published in Politico. Finally, Washington has turned its attention back to jobs. With President Barack Obama’s demand that Congress pass his American Jobs Act and his call on the supercommittee to push hard on 10-year deficit reduction, a...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Drawing the Line Last night, President Obama powerfully called on the Congress to end the “political circus” and act on jobs. His agenda featured proposals that have traditionally gained bipartisan support. He indicted the failed conservative notion “that the only...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog
Zero -- nada -- 0 -- jobs added in August. Hourly wages down. Average work weeks down. The recession returns. This was predictable and predicted. Conservatives -- in both parties -- have it wrong once more. Government cuts in a weak economy cost jobs and sap growth....
by Robert Borosage | Aug 30, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Washington is waiting for President Obama. Next week, the president has scheduled a big speech to propose new measures to create jobs and get the economy going. Reports are that the administration still has not decided whether to put forth a politically bold plan or...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 19, 2011 | Blog, Economy
President Obama is, in the lingo of the day, “pivoting to jobs.” His bus tour through the Midwest began the process, with the president recycling his current jobs-lite agenda: payroll tax cut extended, infrastructure bank, trade deals, tax cuts for companies that hire...
