by Robin Claremont | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog, Economy
Today is Tax Day, and millions of Americans are scrambling to file their taxes before the deadline. As you send in that check to the IRS or eagerly await your refund, have you stopped to think about what the federal government is doing with that money? Most Americans...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
One state that gets it about "NAFTA-style" trade deals is Ohio. Factory after factory has closed, shipping jobs offshore, and leaving communities devastated. Now Fast Track and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are coming for the rest of the jobs, and Ohio is...
by Dean Baker | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
The Labor Department reported the U.S. economy created 126,000 jobs in March. This was a sharp slowdown from the 290,000 average over the prior three months. This relatively weak jobs report led many economic analysts to comment that the economy may not be as strong...
by Chuck Collins | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform, Tax Reform
This tax season, America’s billionaires are toasting you, the ordinary taxpayer. That’s because you’re the one picking up the tab for our nation’s ailing infrastructure of roads, bridges, and rail transport. You’re also footing the bill for military forces, disaster...
by Dean Baker | Apr 6, 2015 | Current Issues, Economy, Jobs and Growth
The March job numbers came in somewhat worse than most analysts had expected. The slower job growth was largely attributable to unusually bad weather in late February and early March, but most of the commentators seem to be missing this fact. Many are warning that the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 27, 2015 | Conservatism, Economy
We're about to enter what is on many Christian calendars Holy Week. We need to, because it certainly has been an unholy week here in Washington. Both the House and Senate have now passed budget resolutions that offer comfort and protection to the wealthy and powerful...
