Jobs
Youth march for jobs and to end violence
June 18, 2012A spirited march of 150 youth and adult supporters stopped downtown traffic to honks of support on Saturday.
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Lawmakers, economists rip Romney’s latest address
June 14, 2012Lawmakers and leading economists rebutted GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's economic address to a group of businessmen.
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Krugman: Obama flubbed line on economy
June 13, 2012Paul Krugman understands what President Barack Obama was trying to say when he messed up with the line, "The private-sector is doing fine."
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Canada, bowing to oil companies, fires ocean scientists
June 12, 2012After massive layoffs at Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans, leading ocean scientists - and the environment itself - will suffer the consequences.
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Native Americans left out of economic recovery, as always
June 11, 2012For urban Native Americans, the jobless rate averages around 48 percent. In general, Indian Country is in a permanent depression even when the national economy is on the upswing.
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