Look Who’s Killing Jobs Now

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Sep 30, 2010 Republicans like to denounce President Obama and congressional Democrats for what they describe as "job-killing" policies. But in those red-hot rhetorical terms, congressional Republicans are guilty of mass murder when it comes to job creation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Money Talks

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Democrats Afraid of the D-Word

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2010 Judging by their television commercials, the Democrats aren't too thrilled with their legislative accomplishments. A New York Times analysis of ads finds that Republican candidates bring up health care, for instance, more often than the opposition and some Democrats don't even identify themselves by party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Builder Barack Wants a Mini Stimulus (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2010 With unemployment still rising and the American infrastructure getting no less crumbly, President Obama is set to announce a six-year plan to build roads and create jobs, starting with a $50 billion investment. That's assuming Congress gets on board the recovery train. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Job Market Continues to Struggle

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2010 In news that reflects the weakening pulse of the economy, the Labor Department reported that initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week to a seasonally adjusted level of half a million, the highest since last November. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Gives Financial Reform a Big Boost

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2010 On Thursday, the Senate helped bring financial reform one step closer to reality by approving legislation designed to get at some of the roots, at least, of the economic destruction that Wall Street wrought two years ago. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fiddling While the Economy Burns

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 6, 2010 Let me put it in terms that Washington understands: The party that begins to treat the unemployment crisis with the hair-on-fire urgency that it deserves is the party that will do well in November. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Spend Now, Save Later

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 14, 2010 Do Democrats honestly think that nickel-and-diming on stimulus now will either have a substantial impact on the long-term deficit or be of greater help to them in this fall's elections than more robust growth? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Jumps on Dismal Jobs Report

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2010 A president's employment problem is the opposition's cannon fodder during election season, and Friday's bad news on employment is giving the GOP some opportunities to lob a few more hits at the Democrats during the lead-in to this fall's midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Fault Lines’: Unemployment in the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2010 Check out this new "Fault Lines" video in which Avi Lewis examines the lives of Americans who are jobless or underemployed -- a number approaching 30 million. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stimulus: One Year Later

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2010 Some say it was too modest, others feel it was about $800 billion overboard In any event, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is a year old, and, according to ProPublica, still has a few hundred billion dollars' worth of stimulation left in the tank. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Don’t Blame China

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 13, 2010 The Chinamen did it In the great American tradition of finding foreign scapegoats for our problems, the hunt is on to somehow hold China responsible for the misery that Wall Street financiers inflicted upon the world . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )