The Republicans you refer to are in the House I suspect. They know that if they vote on a jobs bill the democrat dominated Senate would just do their obstructionist dance and vote it down...so why waste time on jobs bills.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.