by Richard Eskow | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Now we know: The jobs situation is bleak, and it will continue to be bleak until we face up to the fact that we need more stimulus spending - lots more - and we have to relieve millions of homeowners from their indentured servitude to Wall Street so that they can help...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Here is the Alliance for American Manufacturing's statement on manufacturing jobs in the March jobs report: Latest Monthly Jobs Report: Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Statement The latest monthly jobs figures were released this morning and show that the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Today's jobs report—120,000 new jobs created in March—underscores what we have been arguing for months: We must have a dramatic increase in the investments we need to make in infrastructure, education and other fundamentals of economic growth. The right-wing effort to...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Whatever the March unemployment numbers are today, they are far, far from robust enough to employ everyone who needs work any time soon. (Please, surprise me!) There is something that can be done to really improve things. This something also gives Republicans a chance...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 5, 2012 | Blog
He's at again - and we're glad. A lot of smart people are dedicating their lives to fighting the corrosive effect of Wall Street on our economy and our democracy, but the best spokesman for that cause comes from Wall Street itself. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 5, 2012 | Blog
House Republicans passed a budget that phases out Medicare. Of course this could cause big problems for Republicans if the public learns about this. Solution? Accuse Obama of phasing out Medicare, and use the right-wing noise machine to spread that story far and wide....
