economy
Political courage to create jobs is lacking, AFL-CIO’s Trumka charges
January 11, 2010Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, in a major address today at the National Press Club in Washington, said the jobs crisis "cries out for political courage but that courage is not much in evidence.
Read moreTrumka: Time for a new economy
January 11, 2010The full text of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech on labor's agenda for a new economy at the National Press Club.
Read moreThe big minus
January 6, 2010Without a rapid draw-down in unemployment numbers, Obama will be unlikely to resurrect the coalition he needs to address other important questions.
Read moreEven the Washington Post agrees: It was a ‘Decade of Disaster!’
January 4, 2010It took the Washington Post until almost a year after he left office to do it, but on its front page Jan. 2 the paper, which normally emphasizes happy economic news, printed a report that described...
Read moreNo Happy New Year for California’s budget
December 28, 2009After coping with over $60 billion in budget shortfalls this year, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to propose draconian new budget cuts.
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