by Dave Johnson | May 11, 2010 | Blog, Economy
People care about jobs. They still care about jobs. And politicians who don't care about jobs will lose their jobs, because that is what motivates voters. Polling at Pollingreport.com proves that people are much more concerned about jobs than deficits. (Note there are...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 11, 2010 | Blog, Economy
In 2010 America, schools, students, and teachers share the budget-cutting pain. The heirs to our mega rich, meanwhile, don't have to share anything. For the first time in nearly a century, we have no federal estate tax. A moment of silence, please, for Dan Duncan. The...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 4, 2010 | Blog, Economy
The BlueGreen Alliance is a coalition of union and environmental organizations "Green is gold," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she stressed the importance of the coalition in building on the job-creation work started by the Recovery Act last year. "Know your power...
by Dave Johnson | May 3, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Things are good for the plutocrats. Stock market soaring, bonuses are big... Thinks are going mighty fine. So fine, in fact, that the urgency of extending unemployment, COBRA and programs to help the people harmed by the financial disaster is moving off the table. But...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 29, 2010 | Blog, Economy
When you think about building a new mass transit system, or funding (and cuts) top operate bus and rail lines you tend to think about the construction, manufacturing, operating and maintenance jobs created (or cut). That's a lot of jobs, but those jobs are almost...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 27, 2010 | Blog, Economy
The following was originally published by Politico This spring, much of Washington is afflicted with deficit allergies. The Senate had to break a filibuster just to pass a one-month extension of unemployment insurance without “paying for it.” House Blue...
