by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 4, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
President Obama finally had on his desk Friday a $305 billion, five-year surface transportation bill – a rare legislative accomplishment in an era where gridlock and obstruction on any government action that would create jobs and grow the economy is the rule. But, as...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The November jobs report – 211,000 jobs with the headline unemployment rate staying at 5 percent – met "expectations." It is now virtually inevitable that the Federal Reserve will begin raising interest rates at its December 15-16 meetings, as Fed Chair Janet Yellen...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is scheduled today to go before Congress' Joint Economic Committee, where she is expected to declare that the recovery from the Great Recession is nearly complete, and that it is time to raise interest rates again. But progressives...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
"Investing in infrastructure makes our economy more productive and competitive across the board." - Hillary Clinton Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has announced a plan for infrastructure investment. How does her plan stack up against that of her...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
This Thanksgiving, in dining rooms across America, the turkey will be smaller, the stuffing more meager, the pumpkin pie sliced thinner. Gratitude will be given. But roiling just below the surface, for far too many families, will be economic anxiety. The vast majority...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Regardless of what a House-Senate panel (that has been reportedly negotiating through the Thanksgiving holiday) finally decides, the surface transportation bill that Congress hammers together and put on President Obama's desk is going to be a blown opportunity to...
