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Washington Post Perspective: Why Corporate Profits Have Returned, But Hiring American Workers Has Not
Are you like many across the US, who wonder when the economy will rebound in the form of jobs for Americans?
You may be surprised to learn what was highlighted in the recent Washington Post article, The new division of labor: adding profits, subtracting workers. In the article, Steven Pearlstein offers another [...]
Ask Anita: How Can Congresspersons Seriously Use the Deficit as an Excuse to Vote Against Umemployment Insurance?
Dear Anita,
I’ve been very disheartened to watch the bitter partisan battle play out in Congress as November elections draw near. Most disheartening has been the fact that Congress has failed to pass the necessary legislation that will keep unemployment benefits flowing for millions of Americans who struggle to find work. The [...]
What the Defeat of the Jobs Bill in the Senate Means for States, the Economy and Millions of Americans
Were you rooting for the Job’s Bill to pass the Senate?
If you were, you were disappointed like many Americans across the country including state officials who were not only disappointed but genuinely panicked. There was a lot riding on this bill. With it’s defeat, over 200,000 Americans every week will now [...]
Have you Heard More Mentions of Cap-and-Trade Since the BP Oil Spill? What Exactly Is It?
One benefit of the BP oil spill has been an overwhelming refocus on the environment and what can be done on Capitol Hill to help preserve it. With such talk routinely comes the mention of cap-and-trade. The Center for American Progress published a fact sheet, Cap-and-Trade 101, that gives [...]
The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act
Do you think BP is doing enough to both clean up the oil spill and to compensate the victims of this environmental disaster?
Since the April 20th oil rig explosion, we’ve learned details on how the explosion could have been prevented, the fact that BP had no real plan to handle this mess and [...]
Anita Estell on the BP Gulf Oil Spill
I find the oil spill in the Gulf to be absolutely mind-blowing. What type of people would drill for oil in the ocean and not have a contingency plan that works, just in case . . . . there’s a leak? Every mother I know carries an extra diaper just in case. . . . there’s a [...]
Anita Estell Delivers Address at Jackson State University Commencement
This past weekend, Anita Estell delivered the commencement address to Jackson State University’s 341 graduate degree recipients during an evening ceremony on the university’s main campus. She told the graduates they are among the new generation of American leaders.
“The engagement of leaders is needed now more than ever,” she said. “The challenges, [...]
Congressional Budget Office on the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate for the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. While the bill has been much debated over the past few weeks, attention on the bill is full center as the Senate readies for a vote.
Take a look at the summarized CBO finding below and let us [...]
US Consumer Spending Steadily Increasing
New data released this week shows the US economy is moving forward—with GDP growing for the third straight quarter (at an annual rate of 3.2% in the first quarter of 2010) and consumer spending rising the most in three years:
According to the Wall Street Journal,
The U.S. economy grew briskly in the [...]
National Science Foundation Highlights Global Impact of First-Ever, All Female, African-American RoboCup Team
This week the National Science Foundation published a story about the first-ever, all female, African-American RoboCup team. The team, comprised of students from Spelman College, has traveled over the world with their robots competing in Asia, Europe and North America with four legged robotic dogs and two-legged humanoid robots. In the 2009 Robocup Japan Open [...]
