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White House announces youth summer jobs program
January 5, 2012With nearly half of all young people between the ages of 16 and 24 unemployed, the White House today announced the $1.5 billion initiative.
Read moreObama creates immigration hotline to let detainees know their rights
January 4, 2012Last week the Obama administration announced the launch of a new hotline aimed at informing immigrant detainees held by local and state police agencies of their rights. The round-the-clock hotline is said to be part...
Read moreGOP caves, Congress passes jobless benefits extension
January 2, 2012Congress finally passed a two-month extension of long-term unemployment benefits and a Social Security payroll tax cut for workers.
Read moreMany workers to benefit in 2012 from new Obama rules
January 2, 2012Last month the Obama administration issued some of the most pro-worker rules the country has seen in 35 years, covering union elections, hours of work and wages, among other things.
Read morePell grants under fire
December 21, 2011The president's emphasis on education means that free or highly subsidized subsidized higher education should be an explicit part of the domestic policy agenda.
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