Congress Is Committed to Creating Jobs on Main Street

Rep. Edolphus Towns, 12.22.2009

Across the nation, in our communities and neighborhoods, we are experiencing the effects of the economic downturn. Jobs have vanished at rates not se...

An American Heartbreak: From Earning $90,000 each year to the Streets

Mark Horvath, 12.22.2009

Founder of InvisiblePeople.tv

Working in the auto industry and as an electrician, James seemed to be on top of the world. He accepted an early buyout, took the chance to go back to college, and graduated only to find no opportunities.

Obama and the Invisible Workingman

David Paul Kuhn, 12.22.2009

Chief Political Correspondent for RealClearPolitics

Obama's agenda has been broad, but he has not been consumed with the crisis of his time. That crisis is blue collar joblessness. It's always been about jobs. Yet the Democratic leadership seems to have only recently noticed.

The Gift America Needs Most: Manufacturing

Leo W. Gerard, 12.22.2009

President, United Steelworkers International

The gift this country needs most this holiday season is an economy built on a solid foundation, one that will provide middle class, family-supporting jobs now and into the future.

Buying a New Computer this Holiday Season? Responsibly Recycle Old Electronics for Free

Jim Gibbons, 12.22.2009

President and CEO of Goodwill Industries International

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas morning will have a distinct high-tech edge to it this year. Yes, it's true that retail sales, as predicte...

Wall Street's 10 Biggest Lies of 2009

Les Leopold, 12.22.2009

Author, "The Looting of America"

Not only are we richly rewarding those who wrecked our economy, but also, we have to put up with hundreds of fabrications about how the big banks got us here. Here is my biggest, fattest lies list for 2009.

Child Care: A Worker And A Mother

Sheila Lirio Marcelo, 12.21.2009

I know my responsibility of being a good mom does affect my work. How couldn't it? Recent studies show the average family experiences five "child care crises" each year that cause parents to miss work.

Fundraising The Honest Way

Lee Schneider, 12.21.2009

Founder of DocuCinema, a media production company in Santa Monica

You wake up, and start plugging in numbers into a spreadsheet, ending up with a budget for a $15 million movie. Then you realize you don't know enough rich dentists to finance that, so you cut the budget...

If you know somebody...

Joe The Nerd Ferraro, 12.21.2009

Joe the Nerd Ferraro is a husband, dad, computer nerd, and a general pain to the local government in Audubon, PA.

If you are a Vet (former serviceperson not the animal doctor), live in the Houston Area, and need a job, please see below. ____________________...

Is This a Spiritual Crossroads?

Deepak Chopra, 12.21.2009

Author, Sirius/XM radio host

No ordinary bubble collapsed. America was already going through a crisis of identity. I can only see this as a spiritual crisis that was long in the making.

Jobs for Latinos and Blacks: The Reality of Our Struggle

Janet Murguía, 12.21.2009

President and CEO NCLR (National Council of La Raza)

Having helped big business and the financial industry, it is now time for the president and the administration to get serious about helping the American worker.

Is the Recession Really Saving Marriages?

Philip N. Cohen, 12.19.2009

Sociologist at UNC-Chapel Hill.

If it's true that the husband's job loss especially increases stress on a marriage - as previous research suggests - we may yet see that emerge for the current crisis. If not, maybe something has changed.

History Reveals a Pattern as DPC Hearings Look For Best Job Creation Ideas

Sen. Byron Dorgan, 12.19.2009

Democratic U.S. Senator from North Dakota

Our country's unemployment rate now exceeds 10 percent. And for every American who is out of a job, the unemployment rate feels more like 100 percent.

Report From Copenhagen

Rep. Diana DeGette, 12.18.2009

U.S. Representative from Colorado

It is almost certain that the final binding deal will not be reached in Copenhagen, but we have every reason to believe that we are moving in the right direction.

It's Official! Tiger's Affairs Are More Important Than 9-11

John Milewski, 12.18.2009

Host of "Dialogue" (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)

A new exploitative media low was reached this week when the New York Post featured a front page story on Tiger Woods for something like the 19th strai...

They're All Against Jobs

Sen. Fritz Hollings, 12.18.2009

Former South Carolina Senator

Everyone is crying for jobs, but no one seems to understand why there aren't any. And the reason for those opposing jobs is money.

An Effective Jobs Program Needs to Target Those Who Are Hurting Most

Deborah Weinstein, 12.18.2009

Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

The economic recovery has begun. Or so we're told. The Dow has risen well past 10,000 again and the big banks have started paying back those governm...

Disillusionment And The 'Knowledge Economy'

Bob Wells, 12.17.2009

Editor, boulderreporter.com

S's death has become an example of (or at least a metaphor for) the pained existence of the growing number of people I know and hear about who could be classed professionally as Knowledge Workers.

Hurricane? Recession? Right says: Cut wages!

Ross Eisenbrey, 12.17.2009

It's entirely predictable that the right would take advantage of the recession to call for ending wage protections for American workers in the name of...

Swinging Senators to Be

Shawn Healy, 12.17.2009

Managing Director and Resident Scholar at the McCormick Freedom Museum

Attendees of the Union League Club's Dem Senatorial Forum were treated to candidates largely in agreement, but whose actions show little evidence they have been infected by the holiday spirit.

Republicans' Job Creation Tripe

Lawrence Mishel, 12.17.2009

President, Economic Policy Institute

The bank bailouts are now expected to cost $200 billion less than initially anticipated. When last week President Obama rightfully proposed using thes...