Whenever I think I can’t be anymore shocked by what appears on Tea Party Nation, they prove me wrong: I, an American small business owner, part of the class that produces the vast majority of real, wealth producing jobs in this country, hereby resolve that I will not hire a single person until this war […]
This morning Joe Scarborough was all giddy touting that George Bush “created 3 million jobs”. This is something I have seen Republicans push for quiet sometime without backing it up with any data. Well that data is really easy to find on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. First off, here is a nice graph […]
The sage of Target dumping money into political races has been interesting, if not short-lived. Let’s a quick timeline: July 25th – it was revealed that the Target Corp. funneled $150,000 to a right-wing homophobic PAC. July 27th – Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel defends the donations, saying “Target’s political donations are intended to support business […]
There is some mixed news on the jobs front. In April there were 290,000 new jobs created, but unemployment also jumped to 9.9%: More confident employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000, the most in four years. The jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent as people streamed back into the market […]
We are finally starting to see some job growth, though unemployment still remains at 9.7%: The nation’s economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month. The increase is the latest sign that the economic recovery is sustainable and healing […]
This morning Michael Steele was quick to seize on any chance of slamming President Obama’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize and even used it to drudge up a very old meme – the celebrity mantra: “The real question Americans are asking is, ‘What has President Obama actually accomplished?’ It is unfortunate that the president’s […]
Economics and job creation once again takes center stage in Barack Obama’s weekly address: >