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As joblessness soars, call goes out for food stamp justice
April 1, 2009PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Empty store windows line downtown streets in this old mill town, the birthplace of our country’s industrial revolution.
Read moreNew study highlights cruelty of US immigration policy to child
April 1, 2009A newly released study by the law firm of Dorsey and Whitney, LLP for the Urban Institute should be required reading for anyone who thinks that reform of our immigration laws and procedures is something that...
Read moreTips for safe travel during pregnancy
April 1, 2009Many women have concerns about the safety of traveling during pregnancy, but just because you’re expecting doesn’t mean that you can’t go on vacation. Although the middle of your pregnancy—weeks 14 through 28—is the best time...
Read moreStudent week of action focuses on Employee Free Choice
April 1, 2009This week, Jobs with Justice’s Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) kicks off a week of action in support of the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and the freedom to form unions and bargain cooperatively...
Read moreGeithner’s plan will tax Main Street to make Wall Street richer
April 1, 2009( t r u t h o u t | Perspective) The new consensus among the experts who missed the housing bubble (EMHB) is that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's plan to subsidize the purchase of junk...
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