Eric Lotke
| Hometown: | Arlington, VA |
| Interests: | Health Care for All, New Energy, Quality Education, Real Security, The Big Con, An Economy for All, Progressive Vision, Revitalizing Democracy, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corporate Accountability, Crime, Election Reform, Judiciary, Morality & Values, Privatization |
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Eric's Voice
- February 5, 2010 - 8:09am
New unemployment data has a little good news, but doesn't show the way forward.
- January 25, 2010 - 9:29pm
The White House announced its economic initiatives for middle class families, described as a preview of the State of the Union Address. They’re all good ideas and I hope every one of them passes. But something is missing.
- January 23, 2010 - 7:40am
The Supreme Court says corporations are people, and corporate spending on political campaigns is the same as free speech. Here’s what Barack Obama said in Audacity of Hope, when he was halfway between a community organizer and president:
- January 21, 2010 - 1:46pm
People have been wondering for years who runs our country. People or wealthy corporations? Today the Supreme Court settled the debate.
- January 20, 2010 - 9:19am
Okay, there was an election yesterday but I’m not writing about it. I’m writing about something nobody noticed during the election.
- January 6, 2010 - 6:32pm
As someone who just published a novel and is looking to market it, I found this idea especially interesting. Deborah Emin of Sullivan Street Press called it to my attention. Now I share it as I can.
- December 23, 2009 - 7:10am
I’m looking forward to the 2010 elections. We need them.
- December 16, 2009 - 9:45am
Things are supposed to be looking up. Today’s data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis gives a fuller picture: low wages and declining domestic production.
Real average hourly earnings fell 0.5 percent from October to November, seasonally adjusted
- December 15, 2009 - 11:47am
The Federal Reserve today releases industrial production data with good news. Will it draw the right conclusions?
- December 11, 2009 - 12:16pm
Conservatives are using the economic crisis to push through their favorite tricks. The latest trick is a commission to cut the budget and cut the debt without the inconvenience of the democratic process. It’s a strange distraction from the real problem. Jobs.
