by | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Robert Reich will be a featured speaker at the Take Back the American Dream conference, convening in Washington D.C., from October 3 to 5. THE 5 percent of Americans with the highest incomes now account for 37 percent of all consumer purchases, according to the latest...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 1, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Here is a fact about bipartisanship and civility in Washington: the Republicans in Congress will obstruct anything President Obama proposes to create jobs and help the economy, period. A bad economy helps them in the coming elections, and that is that. Deal with it....
by Richard Eskow | Sep 1, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Remember The Music Man? That's the musical where a con man tricks an entire town's parents into buying musical instruments they don't need by promising to teach music to their kids. Then he skips town. Only when he makes good on his promises is he forgiven by the town...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 30, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Before leaving on vacation President Obama said he is going to talk about creating jobs in September. The latest word is he will give this speech next week. Campaign for America’s Future has put together some ideas for creating jobs. See our series Big Ideas To Get...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 30, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
Washington is waiting for President Obama. Next week, the president has scheduled a big speech to propose new measures to create jobs and get the economy going. Reports are that the administration still has not decided whether to put forth a politically bold plan or...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 29, 2011 | Blog, Economy
I spent Thursday with my eight-year-old son, wandering through the Smithsonian American History and Air & Space museums. From the war for independence to the Apollo moon landing, it was a tour through some of the most audacious of American dreams, dared and realized....
