economy
Mayors call for quick end to Afghan war
June 20, 2011The U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a resolution June 20 calling for a quick end to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and transfer of the money to job-creating programs in our nation's cities.
Read moreWhite House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs
June 20, 2011Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.
Read moreNicaraguan economic trends are positive
June 17, 2011Nationally, unemployment dropped from 8.2 percent in January 2010 to the present 6.8 percent, with 325,000 new jobs created.
Read moreCongressional Progressive Caucus launches campaign to push for jobs
June 17, 2011The "Speak out for Good Jobs Now" initiative will feature public hearings where workers will voice their concerns and ideas about the economy.
Read moreStop the banksters: Michigan county weighs foreclosure moratorium
June 16, 2011The UAW's Miguel Foster called the area's foreclosure epidemic an "economic and human catastrophe" that is affecting many of his union's members.
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