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The digitalization of the world, coupled with low Chinese wages and the enormous Chinese-held American debt and our growing trade deficit with them, may actually be the first shots heard round the world in the re-colonization of America (or at least America’s businesses). Continue Reading
We must not only demand that the economic recovery plans presented to us in the coming months are based on sound economics, but also be told in no uncertain terms how they can help us keep America’s promises to all of its people. Continue Reading
Class warfare is nothing new. But with 11-14 million people unemployed and no jobs for newer, younger workers, there’s a danger of creating a permanent and angry underclass. Continue Reading
The “American Jobs Act” is an underwhelming and underthought bill that reveals an amazing lack of understanding about how jobs are actually created, especially in a recessionary environment. Continue Reading
In a recent editorial published by NMPolitics.net, a former Bush Administration appointee trumpeted the necessity of passing a number of free trade agreements when instead he should have been focusing on promoting fair trade – a totally different concept. Continue Reading
The two underlying causes of America’s fall from manufacturing grace are our tunnel vision about the dangers of too much off-shoring and devotion to the notion of free trade. Continue Reading
America has awakened to a brutal new reality. A one-time enemy turned trading partner, China, has now become our largest creditor, and one that is pulling the levers of our financial system through its investments in – and stranglehold on – the U.S. economy. Continue Reading
We should all be thinking of the impact our actions have on creating more opportunities and more long-term employment in the Land of Enchantment. Continue Reading
If America is to survive this severe economic downturn, we will need to retrench and spend more money at home, but it is shortsighted of us to pull the plug on foreign aid when American companies are benefiting from the orders. Continue Reading
If you like very old wine in new bottles – a repackaging of ideas from 20-30 years ago – you will love the 75-page report on the administration’s National Export Initiative prepared by the President’s Export Promotion Cabinet. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Economic Development Department is a dysfunctional family owing to excessive politicization and needs a major overhaul. That will not happen until influential people acknowledge that fact and initiate the process. Continue Reading
I never thought I’d be defending the man who eliminated my job as director of the Office of Science and Technology (I was one of the “59” governor’s exempt employees whose job was abolished by the governor back in January), but I am… but not for the reasons you might think. Continue Reading