Jobs
Struggle requires long view, Jesse Jackson tells left gathering
March 24, 2010A conversation with the Rev. Jesse Jackson before an overflow crowd opened this year's Left Forum conference at Pace University in lower Manhattan this weekend.
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Baltimore workers rally for jobs
March 23, 2010BALTIMORE, Md. - Chanting "What do we want? Jobs. When do we want them? Now," a crowd of 300 union members and their community allies rallied in the rain at City Hall Mar. 22 to support...
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Labor rally calls for jobs, protests Bank of America
March 22, 2010A spirited lunchtime crowd of some 2000 workers heard local, state and national leaders slam Wall Street and urge action and large-scale investment for jobs.
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Krugman’s attack on China
March 18, 2010We must find the mix of policies that accommodates rising incomes for both Chinese and American workers - a trade war with China is no answer.
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Tax the rich and create jobs now!
March 17, 2010With 35 percent unemployment in building trades and looming state budget cuts to education, labor unions and allies are demanding Wall Street banks pay their "fair share."
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