by Dave Johnson | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog
Today in Washington White House economic adviser Austan Goolsbee argued against efforts to boost the economy, saying that the jobs market "is on a trajectory of improvement." He was probably trying to evoke a reaction using the initials of the President's slogan...
by | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The sudden weakening of the economic recovery is now undermining even the stock market. As usual, however, Wall Street is worried about profits and a possible double-dip recession. But what the press and the Obama administration have not adequately taken up is how...
by | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Originally published on the SCEPA Blog The Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke could not avoid admitting this week that the American economic recovery was faltering. GDP growth of less than 2 percent annualized in the fourth quarter was a severe disappointment....
by Robert Borosage | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
The following is an oped published in USA Today, rebutting the paper's editorial stance against additional stimulus. You can read the editorial board's case here. Twenty-five million people are in need of full-time work. This is a human, social and economic calamity;...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog
There are unfortunately many states where we will be able to see the disastrous effects of conservatism run amok over the coming months, but Florida bears particular watching. The Republican-dominated legislative session there ended earlier this month, and Gov. Rick...
by Alan Jenkins | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Conservatives in Congress and their echo chamber have backed President Obama, and the American people, into a dangerous corner. Private sector job creation is desperately needed for our national recovery and to begin rebuilding the economic security of our people....