by Dave Johnson | Jan 18, 2013 | Economy
California’s deficits are gone, and Republicans are furious. The national deficit problem is largely solved, too, and Republicans just don't know what to do! Of course what we need to do is invest in modernizing our infrastructure, which will put people back to work...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 16, 2013 | Economy
Our country has so many urgent needs and two of them are the need for jobs for millions of unemployed people, and the need to upgrade our aging, crumbling infrastructure. Our current policy -- enforced by GOP filibusters of bills to fix the country's infrastructure --...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 10, 2013 | Economy
The annual "State of American Business" speech delivered today by Thomas J. Donohoe, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, was largely predictable and not particularly noteworthy. But it did contain one of those moments reminiscent of those oil company...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 8, 2013 | Economy
In DC the geniuses are busy with the billionaire agenda, fighting the things We, the People do to make our lives better. Meanwhile, in the real world yet another report is out that shows how one-sided trade deals with China and others are killing off our jobs and...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 4, 2013 | Economy
The December Jobs Report is a warning to Washington: This economy is growing – with 155,000 new jobs and 7.8 percent unemployment. But that’s barely enough to cover the new workers coming in to the workforce. Now every working American will face an increase in their...
by Bill Scher | Jan 4, 2013 | Economy
Overlooked in the aftermath of the "fiscal cliff" deal and the questions about what spending cuts may be around the corner, was this part of President's Obama statement following the bill's passage: I think we all recognize this law is just one step in the broader...
