Poverty
“The Company Men”: It’s tough for bosses
January 24, 2011The story of a laid-off worker would have made a much better movie than this one, about three executives dealing with unemployment.
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Latino leaders: “Hands off Social Security!”
January 21, 2011Organization representing more than 50 million Latinos are joining forces to defend Social Security.
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Does money buy happiness?
January 12, 2011Money does NOT buy happiness, according to a recent scientific study. Well, you could have fooled me.
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World Notes: Belgium, Canada and more
December 21, 2010World Youth Festival concludes, EU attacks poverty, African migrant workers are barred, Washington is down on dissidents, a Union takes down Wal-Mart, Statistics show social gains.
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New report highlights port truck drivers’ plight
December 10, 2010They are the 110,000 truck drivers who move millions of cargo containers at the nation's ports every year.
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