Jobs
Children go hungry in America
November 19, 2009Children go hungry throughout the United States, the richest country in the world. What is it about capitalism - or the so-called "free enterprise" system - that it does not fulfill such a basic need: adequate...
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NAACP, labor demand bold action on jobs
November 17, 2009WASHINGTON - The nation's top labor, civil rights and community leaders joined forces here today and put forward a bold program they say is needed to create millions of new jobs and to lift the economy...
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Weekly jobless claims and the ‘Jobs Summit’
November 13, 2009President Obama announced that he will convene a "Jobs Summit" in December to explore the means for tackling this seemingly intractable problem of mounting unemployment even in the face of positive GDP (Gross Domestic Product) numbers...
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On Veterans Day, Obama champions America’s vets
November 10, 2009The Obama administration this week announced the creation of a new Veterans Employment Initiative.
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A Bronx cheer for anti-union development deal
November 2, 2009BRONX, N.Y. – On Sunday, October 25, close to 1,000 Bronx residents overflowed the gymnasium of the St. Nicolas of Tolentine Church to demand a new “Blueprint for the Bronx,” a blueprint for responsible economic development,...
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