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The Offshored Economy +  


In the 20th century, Detroit, Mich., symbolized American industrial might. Today it symbolizes the offshored economy.

Sober Up +  


Few people realize that for the past fifty years the policy of the United States government has been to get rid of jobs.

Dollar, Paul Krugman


There is a huge difference between having legitimate buyers of our bonds and just having the Fed monetize the debt.

How the Economy was Lost, Doomed by the Myths of Free Trade 2  


The American economy has gone away. It is not coming back until free trade myths are buried six feet under.

Laws for Sale 1  


The Supreme Court's decision to allow unlimited corporate cash to buy political power through unlimited political spending is exactly what we in the Congress tried to prevent in 1971 and 1974 when we limited spending in political campaigns.

03/19/2010

President Barack Obama signed into law a $38 billion piece of legislation on Thursday designed to spur job growth through tax cuts and infrastructure spending, although many economists dispute just how effective the bill will actually be.

03/19/2010

Perhaps now is the time, in light of all that has happened to this so-called “great” nation, for us to start acting like a superpower once again.

03/19/2010

"Why Is the recovery jobless? Maybe because it isn't a recovery"