Without an Inclusive Job Policy, There Will Be No Recovery
If we want to ensure a real and sustainable economic recovery, we must pass inclusive, comprehensive immigration reform that legalizes immigrants in the US.
If we want to ensure a real and sustainable economic recovery, we must pass inclusive, comprehensive immigration reform that legalizes immigrants in the US.
David Wild | Posted 12.04.2009 | Entertainment
Obama's job summit was a sincere attempt to bring together great minds to help ease what has become a national crisis. My musical jobs summit -- not so much.
Sen. Byron Dorgan | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics
There is no government program that can substitute for a good job that pays well. A key function of government, however, is to create conditions that help businesses grow and hire new workers.
Aaron Glantz | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business
Unless Congress and Obama create a "bold jobs program," state and local governments could shed almost a million jobs next year, further worsening our national unemployment rate, labor leaders say.
Robert Holleyman | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics
How elusive is the solution to America's unemployment spiral? One part of the solution is not elusive at all. It is innovation.
AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 12.04.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promised at a White House jobs forum on Thursday to take "every responsible step to accelerate job creation,...
Dylan Ratigan | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics
Nothing would more clearly display the inability of our leaders to deal with the terrible state of the economy than easily reconfirming Ben Bernanke for another round on the same day that they hold a "job summit".
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business
A second stimulus is completely reasonable at a time when there are six unemployed Americans for every job opening and when it takes six months on average for an unemployed worker to find a job.
The Wonk Room | Pat Garofalo | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics
House Republicans, "promising not to be flat-footed on efforts to revive the economy," are preparing what they've called a "one-two punch" this week, ...
Robert Reich | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business
The basic assumption that jobs will eventually return when the economy recovers is probably wrong. Some jobs will come back, of course. But righting the ship will take far-reaching systemic change.
Robert Guttman | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
The Jobs Summit will involve lots of talking and picture-taking to try to make it look as if the administration is actually taking steps to solve the massive unemployment problem. It won't result in a single job.
MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 11.30.2009 | Home
Nov. 30: NBC News' Chuck Todd explains the challenges with the White House's Jobs Summit, and shares details on the preparations for the president's a...
Howard Schweber | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics
The problem all along has been that this administration tries to do everything indirectly, whether it's job creation, easing the credit crunch, or rescuing homeowners. Why do Democrats now believe in "trickle down"?
New York Times | JACKIE CALMES | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business
The invitations went out just before Thanksgiving, but by the end of the holiday weekend the White House has confirmed that President Obama's jobs sum...
Robert Kuttner | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
We do need to reduce the ratio of debt to GDP. But we need to do it after the economy is back in recovery. And we need to do it using the normal legislative process. And above all, we need to use progressive taxation rather than program cuts.
MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 11.27.2009 | Home
CNBC's John Harwood looks ahead to next week's White House jobs summit. (CNBC) White House - John Harwood - Barack Obama - United States - Governme...
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
How do we fix the job problem? We've got to build a new economy on a strong foundation of basic investment in education and training, in 21st century infrastructure, and in research and development -- all of which have got the short end of the stick in the era of tax cut, squander and plunder conservatism. And we've got to insure that the US is a leader in the new green industrial revolution that will be the growth industry of the future.
Phil Angelides | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
Absent clear and deliberate policies to keep green manufacturing jobs here, the market will do is what it has done in the past: continue to send good manufacturing jobs overseas.
Robert Kuttner | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics
President Obama has announced a White House Jobs Summit for next month. However, this is not a moment for another White House gab fest. It's a time for progressive leadership.
Alison van Diggelen | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
In an exclusive interview about President Obama's recently announced White House Job Summit, Paul Krugman was forceful in his view that "the jobs summit cannot be an empty exercise."
MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home
Discussing President Obama's plans for job creation, with Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary and Casey Mulligan, University of Chicago economics pro...
AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he'll host a White House summit next month on fighting the chronic joblessness that ...
Victor Corral | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics