by Dave Johnson | Nov 11, 2010 | Blog
The terrible Gulf oil, West Virginia mining, Wall Street finance and government debt disasters all demonstrate the ongoing catastrophic and continuing results of conservative policies. Each of these is a direct consequence of letting corporate conservatives take over...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 11, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Businesses do not create jobs. In fact, the way our economy is structured the incentive is for businesses to get rid of as many jobs as they can. Demand Creates Jobs A job is created when demand for goods or services is greater than the existing ability to provide...
by Sara Robinson | Nov 11, 2010 | Blog
If last Tuesday showed us anything, it's this: We are not going to get America back on the right road -- the one that leads to a progressive, just, carbon-free, equal-opportunity future -- by political means alone. That was an illusion, and it's time to give it up. We...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 11, 2010 | Blog
In October Treasury Secretary Geithner sent a letter to the G20 member nations asking them to join and set targets limiting trade imbalances to ensure “orderly rebalancing of global demand.” The idea is to set up a general sustainable framework for the G20 countries...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
A word of advice to the folks at the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: it may be time to "slow your roll" as, we used to say where I come from. Based on their own admissions, and Alan Simpson's bedraggled look at the commission's...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
Here's the plain truth about what's at stake in the unemployment insurance extension fight that is about to take place when Congress returns for its lame-duck session next week: If congressional Republicans succeed in blocking an extension of extended unemployment...
