Joshua Frank: That Obama Glow: the Nuclear Industry's Golden Child

Sounds Keynesian enough. Obama would couple his lavish government spending with investments from the private sector to produce work for many of America's underemployed. The number of jobs he seeks to create is significant to be sure, but the real question is in what "environmental" capacity would these so-called "green collar" jobs be created? Many critics argue that Obama's plan doesn't exactly create jobs, but only redistributes money from one part of the economy to another. Even so, there may be far more sinister tenets to Obama's economic plan.

Unfortunately the Obama campaign is light on the details of his stimulus program, only referring to these government gigs as working to develop more environmentally friendly energy sources. At face value this may all sound like a noble venture -- one greens and others concerned with the environment might consider getting behind. But given Obama's track record, voters can't be too certain his plan is all that "green". In fact it may be just the opposite, for the senator's ties to the nuclear industry are stronger than any other candidate in the hunt for the White House this year.