The federal government and the rich are having a significant impact of the stability of the economy ( Read more... )

There are 32 million people in the United States that need jobs, or at least more hours. Amongst these, 14 million are officially counted as unemployed. Due to the jobs crisis, the USA should pass the USA Emergency Jobs For Americans bill to create ten million temporary minimum wage jobs ( Read more... )

Today, I asked my 8th grade students to email me, and in the body of the email, to write about how the recession had impacted their families, themselves, and their friends over the past three or four years.

I was a bit taken-a-back by the candor of the students. Some of the families are really struggling. Here are some examples:

• both parents ( Read more... )

Note: This is an unfinished article, posted so that the links are publicly available and the numbers easy to find ( Read more... )

The U.S. federal government is making moves in its apparent goal to push the U.S. economy into a double-dip recession ( Read more... )

Inventing a New Economic Future using Local Currencies
One of the major problems with money is that it is used to motivate unethical, dangerous, or damaging actions ( Read more... )

The U.S. auto industry is on the chopping block. Michigan employs 240,000 jobs in auto assembly, parts and sales. In addition, another one million plus people in Michigan would be at risk for losing their jobs if the big three were to fail. With the loss of these jobs, every Michigan business and government will be severely impacted. Imagine ( Read more... )

The future of Michigan is grim. At this point in time, as I surmised and began talking about three years ago, the domestic automakers are on the brink of bankruptcy ( Read more... )

To all the parents and teachers out there ( Read more... )