by | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog, Economy
The following media statement was released today in support of the new economic vision, "Prosperity Economics." The full report is available at ProsperityForAmerica.org. *** Professor Jacob Hacker and Nathaniel Loewentheil of Yale University today released their new...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog, Climate, Making it in America
The game is to underprice your product until your competitors go out of business (like Solyndra & other solar companies). Then you own the market. This is about a lot more than just jobs. Our government is finally doing something about leveling the playing field! This...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog
I was on Minnesota Public Radio's "The Daily Circuit" yesterday, to talk about the Obama campaign's tailored health care reform pitch to African Americans and Latinos. It's one of the few times I can recall the White House being as specific about the benefits of...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
It’s a damning report because it says America has endangered itself by allowing both its manufacturing sector and its infrastructure – like dams, roads and bridges -- to deteriorate. The report, Preparing for 21st Century Risks, issued by the Alliance for American...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog, Education
If you've noticed lately the tendency in car commercials to show the vehicle against a background of an empty city street, you can assume it's likely due to the abundance of empty city streets available in the place famous for being home to the major automotive...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog, The Sequester
The defense industry and its Republican allies in Congress are up in arms - metaphorically speaking,of course - over the possibility that an agreement which the GOP signed might actually take effect as agreed. They hate when then happens. So they're cooking something...