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Communist Party’s National Committee convenes just blocks from Occupy Wall Street

November 12, 2011 By John Wojcik

Leaders of the Communist Party, USA, opened a full session of their recently-elected National Committee in New York in a celebratory mood on Saturday.

More elderly are poor; net worth for young people worsens

November 9, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The U.S. Census Bureau calculates that nearly twice as many older Americans qualify as poor than had been previously thought. At the same time, net worth disparity between younger and older is at an all-time high.

Occupy Tucson has new home

November 7, 2011 By Alex Maldonado

Activists believe the Occupy Tucson movement, with it's new and improved downtown location, is growing and has gotten its second wind.

Comcast arrests spotlight Occupy issues: fairness vs. big biz

November 7, 2011 By Ben Sears

Nine Occupy Wall Street activists held a sit-in and were arrested at the Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia urging the giant cable company to pay its fair share.

Economy adds paltry 80,000 jobs, official jobless rate 9 percent

November 4, 2011 By John Wojcik

Just 80,000 jobs were added in the U.S. economy in October and the official unemployment rate was 9 percent, almost unchanged from September.