economy
Labor leaders at White House press Obama on jobs
August 3, 2011Labor leaders met for more than an hour with President Obama on Tuesday, urging him to focus on jobs for the remainder of his first term.
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Democracy by appointment only
August 3, 2011Eighty-year old Jan Sanders, a well known Democratic Party activist, went up to the senator's office, but found it locked.
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Jobs with Justice: Now more than ever
August 2, 2011Jobs with Justice enters its 25th year facing incredible challenges. In the wake of the just agreed to debt ceiling fight the whole working class faces even greater attack and pain.
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Debt deal is bad for America
August 2, 2011The debt deal is a bad deal for the American people and the economy.
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Labor says jobs deficit is the real crisis
August 2, 2011Labor leaders say the nation's real crisis is not a debt crisis but an unemployment crisis and spending cuts could, in fact, spiral the country into an even deeper recession.
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