economy
Citizens’ Commission plan can change deficit debate – thank goodness!
December 2, 2010Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel prize-winning economist, and the Citizens' Commission on Jobs, Deficits And America's Future, presented a plan that focuses on what's needed: jobs.
Read moreMichigan city on verge of bankruptcy
December 2, 2010The city of Hamtramck, Mich., is $3 million in debt and will run out of money by the end of January. It has sought permission from the state to file for bankruptcy, a move never before...
Read moreGOP blocks jobless aid, vows to kill all Dem-backed bills
December 1, 2010Millions of Americans are almost certain to lose their unemployment checks this month after Congress failed to extend benefits by the Nov. 30 deadline.
Read moreCruelty haunts the halls of Congress
December 1, 2010"Cruelty" is defined as indifference to suffering, even positive pleasure in inflicting it.
Read moreOhio jobless demand action
December 1, 2010As federal unemployment benefits expired for 800,000 Americans Tuesday, people rallied in downtown Cleveland to demand extension of this critical lifeline.
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