economy – Page 214 – People's World

The big minus

January 6, 2010 By John Case

Without a rapid draw-down in unemployment numbers, Obama will be unlikely to resurrect the coalition he needs to address other important questions.

Even the Washington Post agrees: It was a ‘Decade of Disaster!’

January 4, 2010 By John Wojcik

It 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...

No Happy New Year for California’s budget

December 28, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

After coping with over $60 billion in budget shortfalls this year, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to propose draconian new budget cuts.

Bah humbug!

December 22, 2009

Fewer days off - good or bad? Can we have shorter hours and good pay? A no-brainer? Well, there's an online debate, and you can weigh in.

Afghan war hurts domestic agenda, Mich. peace leader says

December 21, 2009 By John Rummel

"War is subverting the domestic agenda," Dr. Prasad Venugopal told peace activists. "There is no room for despair in the peace movement because a lot of lives depend on it."