by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 9, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Demanding bold solutions to today's jobs crisis.Read the series » Register for The Summit on Jobs & America's Future » The general reaction to last week's jobs report was positive toward the 222,000 private sector jobs that were created and dismissive of the fact...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 9, 2011 | Blog
At TPM, in Republicans Struggle To Square Spending Cuts With Job Losses, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell explained why we need more stimulus: "If government spending would stimulate the economy, we'd be in the middle of a boom," he said. Now, look at this chart...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 9, 2011 | Blog
The phrase "Moment of Truth" first appeared in English in Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon. It was originally a Spanish expression for for the final sword-thrust in a bull-fight, the one that finishes off the bull after the matador is done taunting and...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 9, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Demanding bold solutions to today's jobs crisis. Read the series » Register for The Summit on Jobs & America's Future » Washington is afflicted with its own version of March Madness, and we're not talking college basketball. Call it a severe case of attention...
by Roger Hickey | Mar 9, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Yesterday, Campaign For America's Future Co-Director Roger Hickey appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show to preview tomorrow's "Summit for Jobs & America's Future," and stress the importance of...
by Alan Jenkins | Mar 8, 2011 | Blog
Over the last year, right-wing politicians introduced a slew of bills in Congress and multiple states that purported to address the problem of illegal immigration. The proposals ranged from replicating Arizona’s controversial SB 1070—which requires police to question...
