Jobs
Ending wars, creating jobs, top mayors’ agenda
June 14, 2011More than a dozen mayors are sponsoring a resolution to end the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and use the savings to pay for job-creating programs in the nation's cities.
Read moreGloomy about the economy? The solution is stimulating
June 13, 2011Calls for austerity fill the media and the political corridors of power, but it's akin to pouring gasoline on a fire.
Read moreWhite House establishes rural council
June 10, 2011President Obama established the White House Rural Council to develop and implement an economic strategy in the country's rural communities.
Read moreAt empty train depot, Detroiters demand jobs
June 7, 2011DETROIT - They believe that if a negligent slumlord did what he was supposed to, the worst urban blight could be used to generate good jobs.
Read moreYouth employment at historic low
June 7, 2011"Having a job helps youth mature and teaches responsibility."
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