Michael A. Fletcher
Reporter

Michael A. Fletcher is a national economics correspondent, writing about unemployment, state and municipal debt and the evolving job market. Previously, he was a White House correspondent, covering both the Obama and Bush administrations. He also has written about education and race relations. Fletcher is co-author of “Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas,” a critically acclaimed biography published by Doubleday in April 2007.  Fletcher was born and raised in New York City where he attended public schools. He is a graduate of Boston University.

 

 

 

Latest by Michael A. Fletcher

Low-skilled workers hit hard by recession

Low-skilled workers hit hard by recession

Michael A. Fletcher

Although the nation’s job market is slowly recovering, workers with few educational credentials continue to struggle.

Fla. primary forces GOP candidates to face dreaded housing question

Fla. primary forces GOP candidates to face dreaded housing question

Michael A. Fletcher

With the GOP presidential campaign headed to Florida, candidates are going to be confronted with a nettlesome question they have so far avoided: What to do about the housing mess?

Plans for high-speed rail slow down

Plans for high-speed rail slow down

Michael A. Fletcher

Spiraling cost estimates and eroding political and public support now threaten high-speed rail in California, a linchpin in President Obama’s vision to create a national bullet-train network.

Falling jobless rate is good news for Obama

Falling jobless rate is good news for Obama

Michael A. Fletcher

Unemployment has declined in four consecutive months and is now at its lowest level in almost three years, a trend that could boost President Obama’s campaign hopes and complicate the GOP case against his economic stewardship.

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