by Dave Johnson | Mar 4, 2016 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that the January goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $45.68 billion. The January goods deficit was $63.7 billion, offset by an $18 billion services surplus. Both imports and exports were down, but exports...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 4, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report offered good news with 242,000 new jobs created in February, while headline unemployment remained at 4.9 percent. February marked a record 72 months of private sector jobs growth, with some 12.5 million more jobs now...
by Robert Reich | Mar 3, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
Not day goes by, it seems, without the mainstream media bashing Berney Sanders’s economic plan – quoting certain economists as saying his numbers don’t add up. (The New York Times did it again just yesterday.) They’re wrong. You need to know the truth, and spread it....
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 3, 2016 | Blog
The rapid expansion of the charter school industry across the country continues to be dogged by high-profile scandals, lurid news reports, and studies showing widespread corruption and fraud. The parade of toxic stories about charter schools prompted former PBS...
by Jim Hightower | Mar 2, 2016 | Blog, Health
If you wonder why Congress critters keep ignoring what the people want them to do — while doing things that people don’t want them doing — take a peek at the unique PR campaign now being run by the pharmaceutical industry. The public is dismayed and disgusted by the...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 2, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade
Many people don't "get" Donald Trump's appeal, ascribing it to his racist, xenophobic talk. But there is another factor, a very strong one, and we had best pay attention. Trump is tapping into an economic anxiety felt by many, many Americans. Our trade policies are at...
