By Benjamin Clement May 18, 2013
Long gone are the days when an individual could graduate from high school, head down to the local factory, and get a job that would sustain them and their family for the rest of their life.

By John Olen May 18, 2013
Most of the items we now import were once made competitively here in the United States. Cars, clothing, electronics and other necessities were once dominated by American companies. Our government undercut these industries by implementing a misguided trade policy focused on low or non-existent tariffs.

While many politicians blame the lack of jobs on the federal budget deficit, it is actually America’s trade deficit that is the root of many of our problems. The U.S. is still millions of jobs behind where it was when the Great Recession started, and now has less people employed than in 2001. The economy

By Thomas Heffner May 18, 2013
We have lost the global economics war. We may survive, but not like we were. Our standard of living will become greatly diminished. We presently have no plans to change or overcome the devastating effects of this loss.

By Margaret Elkis May 17, 2013
It lulls workers into a false sense of security with paid time off being the shiny prize. It does little, if anything, to encourage growth in one's job.

By James Moreland May 17, 2013
Outsourcing in the U.S. has obviously enriched the heads of massive corporations. But for companies and consumers, outsourcing creates a multitude of issues. It poses a whole host of problems in terms of shipping, communication and culture – but the biggest setback might be the probable loss in quality.

By George Barlow January 05, 2013
There is no way for American consumers to detect when contaminated seafood finds its way to their dinner table at home or onto their plate at a restaurant, and the FDA which is supposed to monitor all of our food, has failed at the task of ensuring our food safety.

Six months into a second term and the Obama White House is on the defensive and floundering: Benghazi, the IRS’s investigations of right-wing groups, the Justice Department’s snooping into journalists’ phone records, Obamacare behind schedule, the Administration’s push for gun control ending in failure. Should the blame fall mainly on congressional Republicans and their allies

By Margaret Elkis May 16, 2013
We've lost thousands of U.S. jobs, entire industries have fled our shores, and our national security has fallen under increased risk at our borders due to the ever growing presence of drug cartels.

There are many signs of gangster state America. One is the collusion between federal authorities and banksters in a criminal conspiracy to rig the markets for gold and silver. My explanation that the sudden appearance of an unprecedented 400 ton short sale of gold on the COMEX in April was a manipulation designed to protect

By Benjamin Clement January 29, 2013
America was once a prosperous country that was looked upon with envy by foreign nations. In the 1950s our economy was strong and the future looked promising. Our infrastructure was expanding and industrial production was booming. Clearly, we were on the right path.

By Craig Harrington May 16, 2013
The United States can put off tackling its spending for perhaps a decade or more, but one thing it can no longer afford to ignore is the trade deficit. Unlike the budget deficit, the trade deficit has a 100 percent negative correlation to the American economy.

By Thomas Heffner May 16, 2013
The American economy is financed by foreign nations in ways that do not always draw headlines, but do warrant further examination.

The first year of results are in for the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and it’s grim. U.S. exports to Korea plunged 10 percent under the FTA and the trade deficit jumped 37 percent. That equates to the loss of tens of thousands of U.S. jobs. Yikes, what does President Obama do, given this unfortunate

By Thomas Heffner May 15, 2013
With no ability to produce competitively in the U.S. we must live off foreign imports and outsource our manufacturing, as we cannot compete with wages as low as $4.00 per hour.

By Margaret Elkis May 15, 2013
A new trend is beginning to pop up among corporations, drawing them towards "free trade" agreements because of the wealth, power and benefits that trade agreements often offer for said corporations.