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President Obama Speaks at Knox College

President Obama Speaks at Knox College

By cassandra_m July 24, 201314 Comments

President Obama is making a series of speeches on the economy -- focusing on an economic vision for supporting and expanding the middle class. There will be other campaign-like speeches advertised to try to change the conversation. What I'm hoping is that these speeches serve as a launching point to start the 2014 effort to remind people that it isn't "Washington" that is the problem -- it is the GOP in Washington who have fought against middle class interests (while they aren't completely ignoring them) every step of the way. The President rallied with the OFA folks on Monday (and who heard about this? rally that includes Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the President and where is the news coverage?), and this is what gives me (small) hope:

New Poll Should Make The GOP Change Their Priorities

By pandora May 30, 20135 Comments

But it won't. Via TPM: The poll found that 73 percent of American voters nationwide believe that dealing with the economy and unemployment should be a higher priority than the…

October Jobs Report

By pandora November 2, 20129 Comments

The U.S. economy added 171,000 jobs in October, according to the Labor Department's monthly jobs report. The unemployment rate is 7.9 percent.

Unemployment Drops Below 8%

By pandora October 5, 201240 Comments

Good News! The U.S. economy added 114,000 jobs in September, with the unemployment rate falling from 8.1% to 7.8%, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

Why the Middle Class is Angry

By liberalgeek October 17, 201115 Comments

The fat cats on Wall St. can't seem to figure out why the middle class is angry at them. Let's look at the nest eggs that the middle class has been hoping will comfort them in their waning years.

Tuesday Lunch With Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt

By liberalgeek June 20, 20113 Comments

On Tuesday, I will be attending a lunch discussion with Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt at an event sponsored by DCRAC, The West End Neighborhood House and The YWCA. DCRAC…

Chris Coons on Stuff Besides Jobs

By liberalgeek October 29, 20103 Comments

I asked Mr. Coons what issues he hasn't gotten to talk about this year because of the time spent discussing the economy and jobs. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_K-6inaAHA[/youtube]

The Bush Tax Cuts Will Hurt The Economy

By Unstable Isotope September 29, 20108 Comments

The head of the CBO says extending all of the Bush tax cuts will hurt the economy in the long run. The effect of the stimulus is small compared to the effect on the deficit.

Explain This To Me

By Unstable Isotope September 1, 201013 Comments

Michele Rollins knows that you have to invest to create jobs - why does she pretend otherwise?

Hire the Qualified

By liberalgeek July 8, 201028 Comments

There is a new movement that has come from some of the people active in the Delaware social media scene to preempt some of the awful discrimination that is now…

No Grecian Formula, Turning Japanese Instead

By nemski May 22, 20101 Comment

A lot has been said by people regarding the recent Greek collapse and its relationship to the direction the Obama Administration is taking the United States, for instance Red State:…

Americans Want More Jobs Spending and They Want Rich People to Pay for It

By cassandra_m December 15, 20091 Comment

Americans want their government to create jobs through spending on public works, investments in alternative energy or skills training for the jobless. They also want the deficit to come down. And most are ready to hand the bill to the wealthy.

3rd Quarter GDP Grew 3.5%

By Unstable Isotope October 29, 200910 Comments