by Dave Johnson | Mar 4, 2011 | Blog, Economy
See if this sounds familiar. Get elected by promising jobs. But once in office push through tax cuts for the wealthy and their corporate masks, and cut jobs. Then use the resulting budget deficits and jobs crisis to whip up pubic panic. Finally, use that panic to push...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 4, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Demanding bold solutions to today's jobs crisis.Read the series » Register for The Summit on Jobs & America's Future » This morning's jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is somewhat encouraging news for job seekers, but it does not change what we've...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 4, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Robert Borosage says today's jobs report is "Treading Water." Isaiah Poole says "Treading Water—Barely." Robert Borosage, The February jobs report showing an increase of 192,000 jobs, with increased employment in virtually all sectors, provides welcome news. But don’t...
by Mary Bottari | Mar 4, 2011 | Blog
The Wisconsin State Capitol has erupted in a torrent of lawlessness this week that schoolchildren will be reading about for years. No, I don't mean rowdy protests resulting in mass arrests. Even though some 300,000 people have visited the capitol in the last two...
by Bill Scher | Mar 4, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Demanding bold solutions to today's jobs crisis.Read the series » Register for The Summit on Jobs & America's Future » This week, yet another poll showed the public puts creating jobs ahead of deficit reduction for the "top priority of the federal government." Are...
