At the end of 2010, manufacturing was just 11.7 percent of the economy. If we want to recharge the nation's job-creation machine, we must make manufacturing a larger segment of the economy.
A bold jobs plan aims to boost American manufacturing by insisting that international trade be on a truly level playing field, America adopt a national manufacturing/industrial/economic policy, Congress write into law a "Buy American" policy for government procurement, and the administration execute a plan for capturing the lead in green energy.
Washington is in a Fox News tizzy about budget deficits. But even though the budget deficits were clearly caused by tax cuts for the rich, huge military spending increases and the effects of the lack of jobs, ideas for fixing those are the very things that are "off the table" in DC's discussions. more »
We fought a wealthy powerful few who had all the say and didn’t let us have a say, and made a country where We, the People made the decisions and share the benefits.
So because we had a say we built up a country with good schools, good infrastructure, good courts, and we made rules that said workers had to be safe, get a minimum wage… we protect the environment, we give out social security. We take care of each other.
We started letting goods in made by people who had no say, so the goods were cheap and they undercut us.
Another bad jobless claims report... and this time Washington seems to have finally noticed that there are some unemployed people out here in the sticks. But instead of jobs programs the geniuses are proposing ... what else? ... even more tax cuts. more »
Our trade agreements have pitted working people in countries that do not protect rights or people against the working people here who fought to win the protections of democracy. The result has been devastating to our communities, our economy and our democracy. more »
Here is how our government works as we transition into the post-democracy era. Against the express wishes of the American Majority DC’s elite are getting ready to finalize “trade” treaties designed to move American jobs out of the country. This pits American workers, with their unions and their pensions and their safety protections and environmental standards, etc., against workers without these. One “side” wants just a bit of help for the “displaced” employees. The other says, “Hell, no!” Of course neither side is talking about deals that help workers here and across borders.
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