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Not Your Father's Small Car Business

General Motors announced new plans to build a new small car to adapt to the recent consumer demand for smaller more fuel efficient automobiles since gasoline prices hit such a high spike in the $4 a gallon neighborhood. The cost...

Posted on August 22, 2008 2:38 PM

Texas Oilman, T. Boone Pickens, Advances Plan To Break Foreign Oil Dependence

Normally reliable conservative Texas oilman, T. Boone Pickens, is advancing a progressive and bold, entirely realistic new plan to make the United States energy independent that is drawing praise from environmentalist organizations such as the Sierra Club. The core of...

Posted on July 15, 2008 3:52 PM

The U.S. Economic Meltdown While McCain Campaigns For Free Trade Abroad

Yesterday's bad news of the huge decline in automobile sales was yet another heartbreaking reminder of how impotent and out of step the Bush White Administration has become with management of the American economy, yet John McCain only seems to...

Posted on July 2, 2008 4:05 PM

Obama or McBush? The Choice is Clear

Barack Obama offers the change America wants. John McBush offers four more years of the same old crap.

Posted on June 11, 2008 11:00 AM

Some Conservatives Blaming Minimum Wage Earners For Biggest Unemployment Increase In 22 Years

Some conservatives are now advancing what has to be the most absurd and worst possible explanation of the root causes for the huge unemployment up-tick that was the worst in 22 years. They are unbelievably actually blaming minimum wage earners...

Posted on June 8, 2008 7:50 AM

There's No Ford In The Future For American Labor

At one time the United States had a great many automobile makes including Essex, Packard, Desoto, Franklin, Durant, DuPont and hundreds more brands. But even steel industry tycoon Henry J Kaiser proved with the failure of his Kaiser brand of...

Posted on June 4, 2008 6:00 PM

Millions Go Without Heating Oil Because Of Failed Bush War For Oil

Many Americans including the elderly and the working poor are now having to do without heating oil as a price of a barrel of oil has quadrupled from just $28 a barrel when Bush was elected in November 2000 to...

Posted on April 21, 2008 5:46 PM

Bush Administration And Toy Industry Work Together To Keep Toxic Toys In American Stores

The Bush Administration has actively worked along with lobbyists and toy industry retailer organizations to keep higher levels of toxic substances in toys sold in the United States than in the EU, and the Bush Administration has even worked with...

Posted on March 24, 2008 8:00 AM

It's the Economy, Obama

Obama talks about how he'll do it instead of what he'll do! Clinton has the experience, and the specific plan. We need to invest in our futures. We need solutions. We need Clinton.

Posted on March 17, 2008 7:30 AM

Is The Iraq War Causing The Recession?

With so many bad economic dominoes falling into place creating a perfect storm of problems for the American economy, ranging from sharply higher energy prices, inflation, an economic and real estate slowdown and a sinking American dollar, you cannot help but blame the failed 'war for oil' in Iraq as being the cornerstone that helped to trigger this latest downfall for the American economy.

Posted on February 28, 2008 1:00 PM

Manufacturers Find New Ways To Market Unsafe Sleepwear For Children

Product liability lawyers and the federal government have helped to establish strict safety standards for children's sleepwear that is fire resistant, however many large retailers are finding new ways to market cheaply made imported potentially unsafe children's sleepwear and circumvent...

Posted on February 2, 2008 9:00 AM

Bush's NRA Plan: Buy A $600 Chinese HDTV From Wal-Mart Today, Pay Interest On The National Debt To Chinese Banks For Decades

Mr. Bush has yet another brilliant plan before he leaves office: A national economic recovery act solely based on the notion that if only every family in America just had an additional $600 in tax cuts, despite the huge federal...

Posted on January 25, 2008 5:00 PM

Howard Dean on Economy and Campaign Rancor

Howard Dean, the former governor and presidential candidate who now is the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says that the tough rhetoric in the primaries will prepare the candidates for the rough and tumble of the general election.

Posted on January 25, 2008 2:00 PM

Romney Lies his Way to Michigan Victory

Mitt "I'll tell you anything you want to hear" Romney came out on top in Michigan's primary today, which I think foreshadows more wins ahead for Barack Obama.

Posted on January 15, 2008 10:00 PM

Unemployment Rate Jumps, Recession Looms

The economy is not as healthy as the lazy Republicans want you to believe it is: Wary employers clamped down on hiring and pushed the unemployment rate to a two-year high of 5 percent in December, an ominous sign that...

Posted on January 4, 2008 8:00 PM

Let's Give Thanks to the Republicans

Americans are not living as long as we could be, are facing a possible recession, and now the growing militarization of our nation is reaching out to pull our children into the armed services to fuel the ongoing debacle in...

Posted on November 27, 2007 9:30 AM

Confidence in the Economy at a Two-Year Low

Consumer confidence has been dropping like a rock, due in large part to the housing market and the mortgage credit crunch putting downward pressure on the stock market. As described below, its a perfect storm. Falling housing values causes equity...

Posted on November 9, 2007 9:00 AM

Clinton TV Ad: The Bush Economy

Posted on November 5, 2007 11:50 PM

Labor Finally Experiences Some Small Gains

American labor unions have been facing a heavy handed and often illegal assault by management, smear attacks by front organizations run by super-lobbyist Rick Berman, and years of job outsourcing and benefit and salary "givebacks" to management for years that...

Posted on October 12, 2007 7:00 AM

Pay The Mortgage Or Buy Heating Oil

Oil was a mere $2 a barrel back in 1967. This week oil topped $83.50 a barrel on one day of commodity trading on the international markets. Consumers can expect to really feel these record oil prices when the weather...

Posted on September 23, 2007 7:00 AM

Mortgage Payments Vs. Credit Card Payments

As home foreclosures continue to soar across the U.S., due to factors such as the sub-prime loan crisis, some credit card companies such as Capital One are noticing some strange financial trends by American consumers. A survey of those whose...

Posted on September 13, 2007 2:46 PM

American Workers Will Have To Wait Until After The 2008 Elections For Stronger Labor Law Enforcement

Posted on September 3, 2007 6:00 AM

US Could Be Heading For a Recession

It's easy, and tempting, to make political hay out of a prediction like this, but a recession would hurt a large number of hard-working Americans and their families. It's no joking matter. Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers [1991-2001] warned...

Posted on August 27, 2007 4:26 PM

Utah's Unsafe Nonunion Mine Continues To Claim More Lives

The unsafe nonunion mine in Utah claimed at least three more lives last night in yet another roof fall as tons of rock and coal collapsed on nine rescue worker miners. This mine may be perhaps the deepest in the...

Posted on August 17, 2007 10:30 AM

Conservatives Driving Up Grocery Prices

One ugly side effect of the continued conservative-driven war on immigration is a huge shortage of migrant workers that may cause most of many crops to simply rot and go unharvested. Already, some food prices on produce are becoming very...

Posted on June 26, 2007 9:00 AM

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