economy
Jobless jeer GOP Kirk on economy
September 17, 2010CHICAGO - "Thirteen hundred teachers have been laid off in Chicago, put on unemployment, their houses and cars being taken and what do we have? Mark Kirk is up there hiding!
Read moreWith layoffs come opportunities in Cuba
September 17, 2010Cuba announced a half million lay-offs this week. International affairs writer Emile Schepers gives some context and history to the announcement.
Read more15,000 jobless at tele-town hall cause concern for GOP
September 16, 2010Participation by 15,000 unemployed workers, Sept. 14, in Working America's tele-town hall on the November elections has Republican candidates nervous.
Read moreJobs emergency rallies take to streets
September 16, 2010One hundred six Jobs Emergency actions took place across the country on Sept. 15.
Read moreGovernment offers $1 billion more for housing crisis, still hard to keep pace
September 15, 2010As the nation's poverty rate rises to 15 percent, the highest level since the 1960s, the Obama administration announced this week new measures to help struggling homeowners prevent foreclosure.
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