Jobs

Congress has a job to do for workers »

By Kimberly Freeman Brown, March 10, 2010

It’s no mystery that work in America just isn’t working — not for the millions of unemployed men and women, or for those stuck working longer hours at lower pay.read more

Jobs and Health Care on the Line »

By Ruth Conniff, February 23, 2010

Obama plays it in the safe zone, to the detriment of the unemployed and the uninsured.read more

A new jobs bill is needed »

By Aaron Glantz, February 23, 2010

With almost 15 million Americans unemployed, Congress has a moral obligation to pass another jobs bill. But it also has a moral obligation to ensure that those who need the jobs the most are not left out in the cold.read more

Obama Plays Small Ball at Brookings »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 8, 2009

For those who dreamed they were getting FDR when they voted for Obama, wake up.read more

Obama’s Unhelpful Rhetoric on Jobs’ Forum »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 12, 2009

He said, "We all know that there are limits to what government can and should do, even during such difficult times.” I’ve got a problem with the “can” and the “should,” and the “we all know” in that sentence.read more

Obama Needs a Full-Employment Policy »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 6, 2009

The new unemployment figures are a stinging indictment of the Obama economic policy. Standing now at 10.2 percent, the highest in 26 years, the rate is much worse than Obama’s advisers predicted.read more

OK, I’ll Turn Green Already: Report from the Green Jobs, Good Jobs Conference »

By Alec Dubro, February 9, 2009

If merely repeating the word green in every possible configuration could produce environmental improvement, we’d be farther along than we are. As it is, I began to get sort of green at the gills. There was little emphasis on reducing demand or promoting a significantly more modest standard of living. It was go-go, build-build.read more

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