by Dave Johnson | Feb 6, 2013 | Economy
Washington is back to talking about deficits and not about jobs. Didn’t we just have an election? Didn't we vote to tax the wealthy, provide public services and benefits and provide people with jobs? Isn't the deficit down 50% from where Bush left it? So why are even...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 6, 2013 | Economy, The Sequester
Moderation in a madhouse is a dubious virtue. A balanced dose of poison may mask, but doesn’t stop the damage. Yet, this is what President Obama was reduced to in Washington's Mad Hatter budget debate. Here is a brief guide through the garble: 1. We can’t cut our...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 5, 2013 | Economy
Government spending is We, the People doing things to make our lives better. Trade deficits are caused by billionaires and their giant corporations pitting America's working people against exploited people who have no say, so they can drive down our wages and pocket...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 30, 2013 | Economy, Making it in America
Now that he is a freshman senator, Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy says he plans in the coming weeks to continue the push he started as a member of the House to advance a "Make It in America" jobs agenda. That agenda includes cracking down on China's currency...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 23, 2013 | Economy
When you hear anyone from the big multinationals or Wall Street using the word "reform," watch out! The way they use the word, it means give them more and We, the People get less. They want to "reform" Social Security, "reform" Medicare and "reform" the income tax...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 22, 2013 | Economy
The President gave a terrific speech. But if great speeches could heal our economic wounds, if they could repair the ever-increasing gap between the rich and the rest of us, if they could re-open the closing doors of opportunity for the young, the African-American,...
