by Leo Gerard | Jul 30, 2013 | The Jobs Challenge
The cliché is alluring: A rising tide lifts all boats. Former Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush promised it would be true as they cut taxes on the rich. If the rich got richer, Reagan and Bush contended, some of their extra cash would trickle down...
by Dean Baker | Jul 30, 2013 | The Jobs Challenge
Last week President Obama gave a speech at Knox College in Illinois in which he announced plans to return his focus to the economy. The agenda he outlined centered on policies to rebuild the middle class leading to growth "from the middle out," as he put it. The basic...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 29, 2013 | The Jobs Challenge
The President is pushing a jobs agenda to grow the economy "from the midddle out." Insider DC is mocking him because the ideas -- infrastructure, American manufacturing, fund our schools -- are not "new." Here is what else isn't new: budget cuts take money out of the...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 25, 2013 | The Jobs Challenge
In a speech delivered at Knox College in Illinois, President Obama launched his final campaign: a campaign to revive the American Dream. The speech, less eloquent and windier than the best of Obama, told Americans a clear story, and called on them to support a clear...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 24, 2013 | The Jobs Challenge
Today President Obama will travel to Illinois to turn attention back to jobs and the economy. He does so amid an economy that is still in trouble. Mass unemployment continues its devastating toll. Over 22 million people are in need of full-time work. Wages for...
by Robert Borosage | May 7, 2013 | The Jobs Challenge
This week, President Obama will travel to Austin, Texas to call for action on jobs. The proposals the president put forth in his State of the Union address – investing in infrastructure, expanding preschool, bolstering manufacturing assistance centers, raising the...
