Statement on the Jobs Report
I released the following statement today:"Today’s report that the U.S. economy created 200,000 new jobs, net of layoffs, certainly counts as strong gains for this recovery. Of course, what...
View ArticleThe State of the Union and the Power of Technological Change
President Obama made inequality a major theme of his State of the Union address last night, an unsurprising choice as he prepares to face Mitt Romney. Everyone now knows that just last year Mr. Romney...
View ArticleThe White House On Targeted Killings: More Questions Than Answers
Attorney General Holder gave a widely-anticipated speech yesterday attempting to shed some light on the Administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American citizens engaged in terrorism...
View ArticleMillennials Still Supporting Obama's Re-election
Millennials (born 1982-2003) were crucial to Barack Obama’s 2008 election. Other than the state of the economy, the most pivotal factor in determining the outcome of the 2012 general election is...
View ArticleA Modest Proposal to Help the U.S. Avoid an Economic Train Wreck
The United States is headed for an economic version of a Wall Street “triple witching hour.” In finance, a triple witching house comes along four times a year, when options contracts on stocks,...
View ArticleAn Economic Program for the Fall Campaign and the Next Four Years
With the presidential election turning on the economy, the debate has focused on what’s right or wrong with the current recovery, and who’s responsible. They agree that growth is too slow and deficits...
View ArticlePresident Obama urges to pass DREAM Act and an immigration reform
President Obama delivered a speech on Friday, June 15 in which he stood with young immigrants who were brought as undocumented children before turning 16 years old and who would qualify for a pathway...
View ArticleHow Much Credit Can Obama Claim on the Economy?
Presidents regularly get the credit or blame for developments beyond their control. Sometimes, they also get no credit or blame for the decisions they do take. Barack Obama fits both molds. A...
View ArticleGOP Revisionism: Rewriting Economic History Against Obama
As Published in the Washington Post on August 17, 2012:Two respected economic advisers to the Romney campaign launched a new line of criticism of President Obama’s economic stewardship on this page...
View ArticleThe Good News In Last Week's Jobs Report is Better Than You Realize
This morning’s employment report makes the President’s case that the economy is not only strengthening, but has been for some months now. The unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent; and this time, it...
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