The U.S. unemployment rate is now at 6.1%.

John McCain says he doesn't know as much about the economy as he should. John McCain's economic adviser, former Republican Congressman Phil Gramm, says we are in a "mental recession" and are "a nation of whiners."

Barack Obama made a number of concrete proposals to lift the economy out of recession in his recent acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Why is this election even close? It's time for ALL Americans to get to work on behalf of Barack Obama.