Economic Recover

Republican Strategy for Victory: Stall Economic Recovery

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Creamer

For the last twenty months, Democrats have been pushing to get the economy out of the ditch. Not only have Republicans refused to lend a hand, they have been actively throwing rocks under the wheels.

Job Seekers Exceed Openings By Record Ratio: 6:1

New York Times | PETER S. GOODMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Job seekers now outnumber openings six to one, the worst ratio since the government began tracking open positions in 2000. According to the Labor Depa...

Sam Stein

Geithner: The "Crude Reality" Is Unemployment Could Rise As Economy Starts Recovering

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama's Treasury Secretary and senior adviser both cautioned on Sunday that while the economy was making strides towards a recovery, unemplo...

Sam Stein

Obama Stimulus: More Than $600 Billion In Next 18 Months

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Aides to Barack Obama said the president is likely to spend more than $600 billion in stimulus cash in the next year and a half alone. The president'...