by Roger Hickey | Jan 6, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Today's report of 200,000 jobs created in December means that the economy is barely growing at the rate needed to keep up with the growth of the labor force. Economists estimate that the U.S. will have to create more than 350,000 jobs per month – for the next three...
by Roger Hickey | Nov 29, 2011 | Blog
Republicans have slashed public investment and blocked the President's American Jobs Act. With 14 million Americans officially unemployed and many millions more having given up finding jobs, you would think Republicans would support two measures they have backed in...
by Roger Hickey | Nov 28, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The reason members of the Super Committee didn’t reach an agreement is that Republican members insisted on damaging cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicare – AND they wouldn’t budge from their refusal to roll back tax cuts for the richest 1% of Americans. If...
by Roger Hickey | Nov 16, 2011 | Blog
Politicians beholden to the 1% are trying to evict the Occupy movement, from Wall Street and elsewhere around the country. Meanwhile, in Washington, the “Super Committee” threatens to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while protecting tax cuts for the 1% —...
by Roger Hickey | Nov 3, 2011 | Blog
Last night, The Thom Hartmann Show hosted Roger Hickey, who delivered a warning to the Democrats of the "Super Committee" who are threatening to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits, that they are risking their electoral chances in 2012. Watch it below.
