Boosting Small Businesses with Obama’s Plan, Is It Too Late?
Earlier this week, President Obama decided to refocus his agenda on Americans jobs, especially small businesses.
Fed chief Bernanke wins 2nd term in closest vote
Embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke won confirmation for a second term Thursday, but only by the closest vote ever for the crucial post and after withering criticism from lawmakers for bailing out Wall Street while other Americans suffer…
White House pitches rail project as job creator
President Barack Obama is pitching his $8 billion high-speed rail program to Americans as a jobs generator that will revitalize the domestic rail industry. But the full picture is more complicated.
Obama takes on ‘devastation’ of recession
President Barack Obama calls on Americans to “answer history’s call” amid the historic economic crisis, proposing a freeze on big chunks of popular spending programs.
Fact check: Obama and the ‘hatchet’ job
President Obama, who once considered government spending freezes a hatchet job, tells Americans it’s now part of a solution to the deficit. But he doesn’t explain the changes.
Congress acts to aid Americans fleeing Haiti
Americans escaping from the earthquake devastation in Haiti could get emergency aid from the federal government under legislation moving quickly through Congress.
America vs Europe: No winner
My column this week for National Journal takes up some recent discussion of an old question: Which has the superior economic model, the US or Europe? The difference is real, I say, but neither is objectively better. On average, material living standard…