by Terrance Heath | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog
Given what I've been writing for the past few years about upward mobility and the state of "the American Dream," it doesn't come as a surprise to me that downward mobility is the trend that seems likely to dominate the next decade — especially if Washington...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog
Well, he did it. President Obama went big. Big for him, anyway. While the presidents plan isn't bold enough to satisfy many progressives, he accomplished something that may cause Republicans some regret if they fail to realize it and the president presses his...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog
Last month, in one week, the DC Metro Area was hit with an earthquake (5.9 on the Richter scale) and the remnants of Hurricane Irene. This week, we're being it with heavy rains (a month's rain in a week, according to the Baltimore Sun), from tropical storm Lee, and...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog
House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor asked to meet with President Obama, to "discuss potential areas of bipartisan agreement," before his (hopefully) big jobs speech. Either they were hoping to crib some ideas, because they're...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 1, 2011 | Blog
The CNNMoney piece on "firing horror stories" that inspired my previous post offered the employers' perspective on what's all too common story in this economy. Since then, I've found a few similar pieces, like this one from Fortune magazine, which once again...
