December 2010
16 posts
Robert Reich: Why Obama Wins on Foreign Policy and... →
robertreich:
Two important victories for President Obama this week — the New Start anti-ballistic missile treaty with Russia to reduce weapons and re-start inspections, and the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell after a 17-year ban on gays in the military.
Why have Senate Republicans been willing to break ranks on…
“So why are Democrats voting for Reaganomics? They say they have no choice —...”
– Robert Reich (The New Tax Deal: Reaganomics Redux)
Robert Reich: The New Era of Cooperation Between... →
robertreich:
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., praises the President’s agreement with Republicans to extend the Bush tax cuts.
“If we’re going to strengthen our economy and grow jobs, this type of outreach — and cooperation between the administration, Congress, and the private…
Robert Reich: Why America's Two Economies Continue... →
robertreich:
America’s two economies are getting wider apart.
The Big Money economy is booming. According to a new Commerce Department report, third-quarter profits of American businesses rose at an annual record-breaking $1.659 trillion – besting even the boom year of 2006 (in nominal dollars). Profits…
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Robert Reich: Why Bill Clinton's Favorable View of... →
robertreich:
Bill Clinton seems the perfect validator for Barack Obama — which is why the President is utilizing the former president for selling his tax deal. After all, the economy boomed when Clinton was president and 22 million net new jobs were created. From a more narrow political perspective — and this…
“I love this take on obesity as a threat to national security from David Frum,...”
– Obesity: The New “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” - Mark Bittman
Robert Reich: The President's Last Stand Is No... →
robertreich:
The deal the President struck with Republican leaders is an abomination.
It will cost $900 billion over the next two years — larger than the bailout of Wall Street, GM, and Chrysler put together, larger than the stimulus package, larger than anything that’s come out of Washington in years.
It…
Robert Reich: The American Jobs Emergency Requires... →
robertreich:
This is not a recovery. It’s a continuing jobs emergency and it demands action.
We learned this morning that unemployment rose to 9.8 percent in November and employers added only 39,000 jobs. Private employers added 50,000 — the smallest gain since January. Government employment continued…
Robert Reich: The American Jobs Emergency Requires... →
robertreich:
This is not a recovery. It’s a continuing jobs emergency and it demands action.
We learned this morning that unemployment rose to 9.8 percent in November and employers added only 39,000 jobs. Private employers added 50,000 — the smallest gain since January. Government employment continued…
Robert Reich: The Truth About the Federal Budget... →
robertreich:
Rarely before in American history has there been more disconnect between Washington and the rest of the nation. Washington is obsessing about the projected federal budget deficit. Everyone else in America is worried about jobs.
To get jobs back we’ll need more federal spending, not less — at…
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Birke Baehr: What’s wrong with our food system | Video on TED.com
“In reality, the lousy economy is due to insufficient demand – the result of the...”
– Robert Reich (The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn’t Telling It)
Robert Reich: The Big Economic Story, and Why... →
robertreich:
Quiz: What’s responsible for the lousy economy most Americans continue to wallow in?
A. Big government, bureaucrats, and the cultural and intellectual elites who back them.
B. Big business, Wall Street, and the powerful and privileged who represent them.
These are the two competing stories…