by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog, Economy
President Obama's speech before a joint session of Congress Thursday will be measured in a number of ways, but for the millions of unemployed and underemployed people in America only one measurement counts: the specific proposals Obama places before the country to get...
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 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 Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 8, 2011 | Blog, Economy
One of the House Progressive Caucus co-chairs, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., is expected to introduce a bill later today that will require the 12-member congressional deficit-reduction "super-committee" to vote on a plan to create 3 million jobs—before acting on...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 8, 2011 | Blog, Education
My guest today is Rob Levine. Rob is the founder of Cursor.org and Mediatransparency.org. He blogs about education issues and other topics at his personal blog thecuckingstool.blogspot.com. As the federal government's primary help for schools that educate...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 8, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
In last night's Republican Presidential debate, former US Ambassador to China and Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman was asked about Gov. Mitt Romney's call to confront China over their trade policies. Huntsman appeared to say that we should not confront China over...
