2010: Lets Get American Working Again

Dedrick Muhammad, 01.06.2010

Dedrick Muhammad is a Research Associate for the Institute for Policy Studies.

It is time to move on from the past and embrace the opportunities and challenges that we face this new year: In 2010 the most challenging domestic is...

Outplacement is Like an Orange: Squeeze It for All it's Worth

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone, 01.05.2010

Authors of GOAL! Your 30 Day Game Plan for Business

Thousands of people got laid off last year and were offered outplacement. In case you don't know what outplacement is, it's a firm that specializes in...

How To Find a Job in 2010

Stephen Viscusi, 01.05.2010

America's Workplace Guru

It is time, to figure out how to re-invent yourself for 2010. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

In The Public Interest: A Jobs Bill That Builds More Jobs, Not More Highways

John Krieger, 01.05.2010

Transportation Advocate, U.S. PIRG

The public transportation money in last year's stimulus bill was spent faster and created twice as many jobs as the money spent on highway projects.

What's Ahead for the Economy and Politics in 2010

Robert Reich, 01.05.2010

Former Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley

Just about everything you'll start hearing come out of Washington will really be about November's midterm election. The gravitational pull of the midterms was already apparent last year, as Republicans marched in perfect lockstep to vote against whatever the president and Democrats proposed, but you haven't seen anything yet. Issue number one will be unemployment, and there are a number of possible scenarios for where we're headed on that front.

Obama's Secret Weapon: OFA

Robert Creamer, 01.05.2010

Political organizer, strategist and author

As the political punditry prognosticates of Democratic political disaster this fall, it is well to remember that Democrats have a weapon, the importance of which Washington types don't fully understand.

How Obama Can Create Jobs and Decrease Unemployment

Steven Hill, 01.05.2010

Director, Political Reform Program, New America Foundation

It's time for either some new ideas from across the Atlantic, where "social capitalism" is weathering this storm better than U.S.-style "Wall Street capitalism."

As the Economy Slides, Time to Rein in the Banksters

Danny Schechter, 01.04.2010

Editor, Mediahannel.org

It's a new year, and some, erroneously believe a new decade. What's not new is the stranglehold the banks have on our economy, quietly stashing billions for bonuses while still restricting the flow of credit.

Dec. '09 Obama Poll Watch -- Below Fifty, But Stabilizing

Chris Weigant, 01.04.2010

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

It's time once again for Obama Poll Watch -- our monthly look back at Obama's approval ratings for the previous month.

The Miracle on Wall Street that the Media Won't Cover

Les Leopold, 01.04.2010

Author, "The Looting of America"

Wall Street is having a near record year in profits (and soon in bonuses as well). But they aren't making loans. So how are they making all that money?

NAM Stimulus Investigation Reaches Over One Million Readers

Aaron Glantz, 01.04.2010

Author, The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans

My investigative report showing the by-passing of ethnic businesses in stimulus-funded small business loans has appeared -- or is scheduled to run -- in 29 publications across the country.

Why Don't We Talk About Homeless Children?

Catherine Meek, 01.04.2010

Executive Director of School on Wheels

I guess this is the bright side of the recession -- people are actually talking about homeless children. Families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population.

Goldman Sachs To Launch New HQ!

Tom Gregory, 01.03.2010

Actor, radio personality, and Tony nominated producer

The most financially-efficient building ever constructed, Goldman expects the building costs of its headquarters to have zero-impact on its bottom line, with funding provided by the TARP (Taxpayers Are Really Paying) Program.

What's Keeping Me Up at Night

David Jones, 01.01.2010

President and CEO, Community Service Society of New York

The latest terrorist attack on a Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit is not what's got me worried. What's got to me is a very short book titled It Could Happen Here.

Arianna Says Obama's Focus On Wall Street Rather Than Main Street At Root Of Public Anger (VIDEO)

Huff TV, 12.31.2009

President Obama's support for Wall Street, rather than Main street, is behind the public anger and frustration, Arianna argued on Morning Joe. She ...

Stimulus, Schmimulus -- We Need Jobs to Build a Sustainable Economy

Charlie Cooper, 12.31.2009

social justice advocate

We can return to full employment by creating jobs that lay the foundation for shared prosperity, or we can wait for the captains of capitalism to rescue us under the same trickle-down paradigm that has failed so spectacularly.

From Link To Chain: One Woman's Story

Elinor Steele, 12.30.2009

During the coming months, I plan to write a lot about issues affecting women in the business world, from pay disparities to the differences between male and female work styles. But first, I'd like to tell my own story.

New Year's Resolution? This Time, Stay on Track!

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone, 12.29.2009

Authors of GOAL! Your 30 Day Game Plan for Business

How are you going to make sure to stick to the resolutions you make in January? Wouldn't it be great to break the cycle of starting and stopping on your goals?

Welfare Doesn't Keep Up

Philip N. Cohen, 12.29.2009

Sociologist at UNC-Chapel Hill

The Obama stimulus plan included $5 billion to help states cover increasing TANF costs expected with the recession, but only $1 billion has so far come through.

Ride the Populist Wave: Restore Glass-Steagall!

Chris Weigant, 12.29.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Populism is not so much a political stance (as "conservatism" is, for instance) as it is a political tactic. Meaning it can be used equally well by either side of our current American political divide.

The New Decade: Billionaire Bailouts or Progressive Resurgence?

Les Leopold, 12.29.2009

Author, "The Looting of America"

Too-big to fail is now our official policy. Our leaders talk of reining the banks in, but talk is cheap and campaign contributions are always welcomed.