As the fight over the debt ceiling rages on and feeble talks of bad compromises make Americans feel ever more underwater, the Obama policy that has be...
Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011
When it comes to taking credit for tilting the pre-election playing field so smoothly in their direction, the GOP is the very picture of modesty.
HuffingtonPost.com | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 05.25.2011
In 1999, economist Paul Krugman wrote a book entitled "The Return of Depression Economics," which examined the string of economic crises that plagued ...
Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011
The president's stimulus bill notwithstanding, many believe that Obama could be doing more to create jobs. Here's a selection of the best editorials from around the country offering both insights and solutions.
USA Today | Paul Wiseman and Barbara Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011
President Obama's stimulus package saved jobs -- but the government still needs to do more to breathe life into the economy, according to USA TODAY's ...
Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.25.2011
If this summer was the coming out party for the electric car, Washington was the host. They may seem unlikely bedfellows, but I'm convinced the EV companies have learned how to play politics.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011
A huge swath of the American public has either not personally benefited from the stimulus package or not heard of the Obama administration's signature...
Amy B. Dean | Posted 05.25.2011
Labor Day is a reminder of what workers can achieve when they organize: improved working conditions, fairness in the work place, holiday and vacation pay, health care and pensions.
Jill Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011
Given the success of "Cash for Clunkers," the government will introduce a sequel that one observer called "Dollars for Dishwashers". That's not really the name, but it's better than "Clunkers, Part Deux".
Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of jobs created or saved by infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. economic stimulus plan more than doubled in J...
Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011
For sure, let's not focus on the eight years it took Bush to destroy the economy when we can blame Obama for not fixing this colossal mess in his first 5 months.
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford warned yesterday that the recently-signed stimulus bill could spur a Zimbabwe-style economic collapse. According...
Peter Dreier | Posted 11.17.2011
Every day, week, and month that the current recession continues, and even deepens, more people die, get seriously injured physically, and suffer emotional hardships that can scar them for life.
New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011
President Obama's plan to stimulate the economy was "massive," "giant," "enormous." So the American people were told, especially by TV news, during th...
AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio — While aknowledging an "astounding" number of job losses in February, President Barack Obama told critics of his $787 billion ec...
Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011
With a new HHS Secretary and health czar, and a White House health care summit scheduled this week, this is the right time to create the "health highway."
Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011
This wasn't really a budget speech, or even a State of the Union. It was a call to rebuild a country -- from its infrastructure, to its economy, to its values.
Jane Devin | Posted 05.25.2011
I've managed to keep myself out of the shit garden for the most part, if only because I love the idea of potential. I love knowing that the human brain can keep on learning, thinking, creating.
Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011
There is a progressive way to bring fiscal responsibility back to our federal budget, a path that embraces progressive values of taking care of the poor and investing in a prosperous middle class.
AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — The notoriously slow Congress passed the $787 billion economic stimulus package in a matter of weeks. President Barack Obama signed...
James Boyce and Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011
As we say on the sandlots, it's time for Boehner to put up or shut up.
Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011
Mark Twain gave us some accurate insight into entities like Bank of America: "A banker is a fellow who lends us an umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain."
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
UPDATE 2/5 at 7:00PM: Despite reports of tension between Obama and congressional Democrats, Nancy Pelosi emphasized that they remain the president's ...
Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011
Perhaps the centerpiece of the current bill (at least for people's pockets in the short-term) is an actual weekly paycheck bump to the tune of about eight bucks.
Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 05.25.2011
While the stimulus bill passed by Congress Friday didn't end up containing any caps on CEO salaries, a provision, written by Senator Chris Dodd, did m...
The Atlantic | Posted 09.25.2011