by Dave Johnson | Nov 15, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown won reelection by "waging class warfare" using middle-class populism. Here is how. Today the Campaign for America’s Future launches a new website – WageClassWar.org – to detail the new terrain of American politics. The site tells the story...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 13, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
The voters clearly voted to do something about the bad trade deals, trade cheating and currency manipulation that are draining our jobs and economy. The big money likes things just the way they are. Which will prevail -- the voters who just voted, or the big money...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 24, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
It turns out that Mitt Romney and Tom Reed (R, NY-23) have more in common than mere party affiliation. Both Romney and Reed are more interested in outsourcing American jobs than creating the kind of good jobs once helped to build and sustain the middle-class. Instead,...
by Steven Capozzola | Oct 23, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
In a New York Times Economix blog post, David Barboza suggests that things are looking better in U.S.-China trade because America's exports to the People's Republic are increasing. Barboza cites a U.S.-China Business Council study that shows American exports to...
by | Oct 23, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
China knows how to play us. In the days leading up to Vice President Biden's visit to Beijing, China's Central Bank took the Yuan to an all-time high against the dollar, just in time to fend off serious criticism of its ongoing currency manipulation. Let's be...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 23, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
The Obama administration has filed a trade complaint against China for violations involving "extensive" government subsidies for autos and auto parts. From Reuters, at HuffPo: Barack Obama: China Auto Subsidies 'Directly Harm Working Men And Women', "These are...
