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A Union for the Unemployed? ‘UCubed’ Tries to Organize Jobless in Internet Age
(www.inthesetimes.com)
The daily barrage of heartbreaking unemployment statistics has become so commonplace it almost ceases to shock. The headlines never deliver good news: despite a supposed tentative rebound for the... More
Submitted 13 days ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
As Congress Stiffs Jobless, Deficit Hawk, Liberal Economist Plead: Create Jobs Now! - Working In These Times
(www.inthesetimes.com)
With the Congress delaying on extending unemployment insurance and only taking half-measures to address high unemployment that could last for years, an important new article co-authored by a liberal... More
Submitted 15 days ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
Jon Stewart Rips Apart GOP Obstructionist Jim Bunning
(blogs.alternet.org)
On The Daily Show last night, Stewart took Bunning to task for his one-man blockade of unemployment benefits. Among Stewart’s proposals for passing legislation without Bunning in the room: fake... More
Submitted 15 days ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery By ColorLines Investigative Team
(www.colorlines.com)
President Obama says the stimulus saved or created 2 million jobs in 2009. But is the recovery really working? The American dream of good jobs and strong communities is still just a dream for too... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
Dem Aide: Reports of $80 Billion Jobs Bill Are Wrong
(washingtonindependent.com)
Those reports about an $80 billion Senate jobs package? “Wrong,” a Senate Democratic aide told TWI. The staffer indicated this afternoon that Democrats are weighing a number of proposals to tackle... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
Harkin urges 10-month extension of unemployment benefits
(iowaindependent.com)
With unemployment still hovering in double digits and no real relief in sight, a group of 30 Senate Democrats, including Iowa’s Tom Harkin, is urging party leaders to extend emergency unemployment... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
Weekly Audit: Getting it Right in 2010
(www.themediaconsortium.org)
The new decade offers a great opportunity to not only look back on the policies that led to our current economic malaise, but consider other ways of building stability that won’t wreak economic and... More
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Service Sector Grows, But New Jobs Don't Appear
(airamerica.com)
A gauge of the U.S. service sector returned to growth last month, aided by the holiday season's retail sales. The expansion reflected a slowly improving economy — but it was too slight to generate... More
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
In the Great Recession, People Cannot Afford Student Loans
(www.progressive.org)
The government must intervene now to prevent more young people from defaulting on their student loans.
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Weekly Audit: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
(open.salon.com)
President Barack Obama invited leading economic thinkers to a job creation summit on Thursday to help combat the worst unemployment crisis in decades.
Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
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