economy
5,000 join union-led march against corporate greed
June 15, 2011As the nation's top CEOs held a June 14 summit in Chicago, 5,000 angry demonstrators outside chanted, "You got bailed out, we got sold out!"
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Ending wars, creating jobs, top mayors’ agenda
June 14, 2011More than a dozen mayors are sponsoring a resolution to end the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and use the savings to pay for job-creating programs in the nation's cities.
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Gloomy about the economy? The solution is stimulating
June 13, 2011Calls for austerity fill the media and the political corridors of power, but it's akin to pouring gasoline on a fire.
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Say no to austerity politics
June 10, 2011When I heard this past week that no new jobs stimulus, WPA-type program or mortgage relief is on the table at the White House, I felt stunned.
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Nurses kick off economic education drive
June 10, 2011National Nurses United says they will speak out about income and economic inequality and its impact on themselves and their patients - and get the rest of the country to do so, too.
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