economy

‘Fat cat bankers’ summoned to White House

December 14, 2009 By Susan Webb

President Obama met today with the captains of Wall Street, whose names have become kitchen table curse words for millions of Americans facing foreclosures, layoffs and an uncertain future.

Obama presses jobless aid, job creation

December 9, 2009 By John Wojcik

Restoring job growth and returning people to work is a top White House priority, President Obama said in a major speech yesterday.

Odd coalition challenges Bernanke – what’s it about?

December 4, 2009 By John Case

Why are progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders and economist Dean Baker teaming up with right-wingers like Grover Norquist and Phyllis Schlafly?

Detroiters worry about war’s impact on troubled city

December 3, 2009 By John Rummel

DETROIT - Marchers here had no shortage of ideas for better ways to use the money.

We need jobs now!

December 2, 2009 By Dick Meister

Of all the ideas out there on how to pull us out of the economic mess we're in, none makes more sense than the program laid out by the AFL-CIO.