by Dave Johnson | Sep 13, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Charlie Brown (us) has again run up to kick the football. Lucy (China) has again pulled the football away at the last minute. The result? The trade gap continues to grow and tis eats away at our jobs and our GDP: "...the worsening trade deficit cut the Q2 GDP growth...
by Zach Carter | Sep 12, 2010 | Blog
The Washington Post has published a very silly op-ed by Chrystia Freeland accusing President Barack Obama of unfairly "demonizing" Wall Street. Freeland wants to see Obama tone down his rhetoric and play nice with executives in pursuit of a harmonious economic...
by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 12, 2010 | Blog
The tax dollars we spend on higher ed ought to have one purpose and one purpose alone: to educate students. So why do we let these dollars mint mega millionaires? Most students who attend college today are getting an education. But more and more are not getting the...
by Mary Bottari | Sep 11, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Sometimes job cuts have a way of sneaking up on you -- a few teachers here, a police officer there and another fire department that is not open when you need them. But as every EMT knows, a thousand small cuts can still kill the patient. One group is pushing back...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
I appeared on the Stephanie Miller Show yesterday with guest host John Fugelsang to discuss Social Security and the Deficit Commission. He'd seen my piece on the fact that the Commission members who want to cut retirement benefits all have excellent retirement...
by Bill Scher | Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
Pretty much any time the President proposes anything, conservatives cry "Uncertainty!" -- that somehow the mere act of proposing reform causes businesses to be become paralyzed by uncertainty at what will happen next. Of course, the only way to end any uncertainty is...
