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Economists weigh in as Walmart Black Friday protests approach

November 26, 2014 By John Wojcik

As the largest Black Friday strikes and protests scheduled for Nov. 28 rapidly approach, the growing calls for change at Walmart continue.

The big chill: tensions in the Arctic

November 24, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The Arctic may be cold, but the politics surrounding it are pretty hot. There is a great deal at stake.

AFL-CIO to push economic agenda starting with January wage summit

November 13, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO will strongly push its economic agenda, emphasizing job creation and raising workers' incomes, starting with a "wage summit" in January in D.C.

Wanted: an economy that puts people first

November 12, 2014 By Tim Libretti

I have a confession to make. In the series of articles I have supposedly been writing about income inequality, I have really been writing about something else: need.

Trumka: Voters said they were “desperate” for new economic life

November 6, 2014 By Kenneth Quinnell

"The fact of the matter is that people are disillusioned by endless political bickering and eyed these elections with great dispirit."