by | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Originally published on the SCEPA Blog The Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke could not avoid admitting this week that the American economic recovery was faltering. GDP growth of less than 2 percent annualized in the fourth quarter was a severe disappointment....
by Alan Jenkins | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Conservatives in Congress and their echo chamber have backed President Obama, and the American people, into a dangerous corner. Private sector job creation is desperately needed for our national recovery and to begin rebuilding the economic security of our people....
by Richard Eskow | Jun 13, 2011 | Blog, Economy
I never expected I'd be called upon to write an open letter to the Speaker of the House because he used my words in a misleading way. And I certainly never expected that letter to include detailed descriptions of the plot and weaponry used in the Star Wars movies. But...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 10, 2011 | Blog, Economy
When it comes to jobs, sometimes it seems as if the White House is from Mars and the middle class is from Venus. And Republicans act like they're from the Death Star, patrolling the economy in their Imperial Cruisers directing laser blasts at every job initiative they...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 8, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The NY Times has an editorial on trade today, Keeping Protectionism at Bay. The editorial, written by well-paid New Yorkers living far from the devastated communities of the "rust belt," explains down to us that it is a bad thing to "protect" our jobs and our...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 8, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Our trade agreements have pitted working people in countries that do not protect rights or people against the working people here who fought to win the protections of democracy. The result has been devastating to our communities, our economy and our democracy. America...
