by Dave Johnson | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America, Trade
Alongside Friday's good employment data, there is a brouhaha on the Internets over claims that the government's employment numbers are a "big lie." Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of the Gallup polling company penned "The Big Lie: 5.6% Unemployment," claiming that "the...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog, Trade
In December the trade deficit in goods and services made its largest percentage jump in more than five years and the 2014 yearly total is its highest since 2012 – which begs the question: Why is the Obama administration doubling down on the failed trade policies of...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Education
[From the Education Opportunity Network. Subscribe here.] Don't get too excited yet, but there are signs we may have finally turned a corner for the better in the war for public school financing. Recently, government officials and politicians – from the Beltway to the...
by Bill Scher | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog
"I love my brother. I think he’s been a great president," Jeb Bush said yesterday. Such sentiment should not pose political problems for the former Florida governor. That's simple familial courtesy. Most voters would cut Jeb plenty of slack. But voters will still want...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Greek Crisis
Every day brings more headlines in the European debt drama: "Greece elects anti-austerity government." "Greek Finance Minister says he won't negotiate with the 'Troika.'” "Anti-austerity movements gain ground across Europe." What's behind these stories? What does the...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog
The core conservative "freedom" argument that government is illegitimate and we should all rely on our own "personal responsibility" came up against reality in the last few days. Conservative ideology, as it always does when confronted with reality, lost. There has...
