by Dave Johnson | Nov 12, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
"No matter what you do for a living, you need a transportation system that functions, that’s safe and reliable." Ed Wytkind is President of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. That's a tough job right now because the country has backed off on funding...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 12, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The defining issue is this country remains how to make this economy work for working people. A sensible first step must be to put government on the side of good employers and their workers, rather than subsidizing exploitative employers. Earlier this week, the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 7, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms what voters felt when they went to the polls Tuesday: Job growth continues slowly but inadequately, built on a weak foundation of weak wage growth and low labor force participation. There were 214,000...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 5, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
In an otherwise dismal election, progressive populist victories on state ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage reveal a way forward for Democrats who are paying attention. Going into the 2014 mid-term election, the odds — and deep-pocketed billionaire donors —...
by Dean Baker | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
By Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen gave a speech a few weeks ago that was doubly unusual. First, she provided a welcome and trenchant analysis of inequality, focusing on the stagnant income and wealth of middle- and low-income...
by Lindsay Koshgarian | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Climate, Economy, Jobs and Growth
With Heidi Garrett-Peltier Imagine: The year 2034, late October. America is no longer dependent on coal and foreign oil. Consumption of these fossil fuels is down by 60 and 40 percent, respectively. Natural gas consumption is down by 30 percent. Fall is in the air...
