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Foreclosures, recession hit renters hard

March 15, 2009 By Jessica Paquette

Though legislators are currently paying more attention to homeowners, renters are among the most adversely affected by the foreclosure crisis and the recession.

Jobs, justice and climate: what the G20 must do to ensure global economic recovery

March 14, 2009 By Trade Unions Congress

As G20 finance ministers gather in the UK today (Friday) to agree the world's response to the economic crisis, the Put People First platform has released a blueprint charting a path out of global recession that...

OPINION: Radical change is required to get out of Japan’s minus growth of 12.7%

February 23, 2009 By Japan Press Weekly

Japan's real GDP growth rate fell at an annual rate of 12.7 percent in the 4th quarter of 2008. Its total exports fell at the sharpest pace on record. Capital investment and personal consumption also declined.

Funding in economic recovery plan should create jobs for unemployed minorities

February 22, 2009 By Antoine Morris

President Obama aims to create or save 3.5 million jobs over the next two years by spending some of the money in the recently-enacted stimulus plan on modernizing the nation's roads and bridges, investing in public...

What a recession means for Black America

February 22, 2009 By Algernon Austin

Recessions hurt. And they hurt the poor and socially marginalized populations the most. As we face the prospect of the second recession of the decade and consider the merits of various stimulus packages, it is useful...