Today, the President heads out of Washington, DC to Allentown, PA. He plans to meet with workers and small business owners who have felt the impact of our current economic crisis first-hand. I’ll be traveling with the President to give an inside perspective into the day’s events. So keep an eye on the blog for […]
Today’s employment report was the most hopeful sign yet that the stabilization of financial markets and the recovery in economic growth may be leading to improvements in the labor market. Payroll employment declined 11,000 in November. This is a dramatic improvement from the decline of 597,000 in November 2008 and 741,000 in January 2009. It […]
Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of playing in the NFL. But I also have career aspirations beyond the playing field. One day I plan to be a brain surgeon and I realized at an early age that this would never be possible unless I placed a premium on my studies. Therefore, while […]
Cross-posted from the OMB blog. One of the criticisms leveled by skeptics of health insurance reform is that the hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicare savings being proposed won’t actually be implemented since efforts to cut waste never stick. “Congress is notorious for passing Medicare savings, and then after the cuts take place and the […]
It was an intensive afternoon at the Jobs and Economic Growth Forum, with opening remarks from the President and Vice President, with smaller discussions on creating jobs through infrastructure, exports, green jobs, small business, investment, and helping workers on Main Street. The President spoke at length with the participants to hear what came of those discussions […]
It’s no secret that institutions of all stripes focus their communications on certain messages day to day. We thought it would all be a little more open and transparent if we went ahead and published our focus for the day, along with any related articles, documents, or reports. Supporting article: “GOP Senator Pens Obstruction Manual […]
The Jobs Forum is undoubtedly the focus today, but one CEO made an important point explaining once again why health insurance reform is such a pivotal economic issue in explaining why he could not attend. We wanted to make sure you saw this letter (pdf) from Comcast CEO Brian Roberts to the President, in which […]
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and while the President himself gave his full support in a proclamation, I had the great pleasure and honor of accompanying Stevie Wonder at United Nations Headquarters on the occasion of his appointment as the 11th UN Messenger of Peace. Stevie Wonder has a vision of […]
On Tuesday, President Obama outlined his strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan. While his speech was delivered at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, part of his speech was directed to the Afghan people. Specifically: The people of Afghanistan have endured violence for decades. They’ve been confronted with occupation — by the Soviet Union, […]
On Friday, December 4th, President Obama will travel to Allentown, PA to spend some time out of Washington and take the temperature on what Americans are experiencing during these challenging economic times. We visited Allentown in advance to tell the stories of two local small businesses making their way in these difficult times. One, Egypt […]
