Recession
Students, faculty & workers protest U of Calif. hikes, cutbacks
November 19, 2009Thousands of students, faculty, campus workers and community supporters gathered Nov. 18 in historic Sproul Plaza to protest at proposed 32 percent fee hike.
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Americans for Finance Reform takes aim at big finance
November 16, 2009Americans for Finance Reform is making it clear that curbing the power of the nation's finance industry will help boost the economy more than focusing on deficits.
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Unemployment crisis continues to grow
November 12, 2009CHICAGO - "The stock market rebound is great news, I suppose, but it means nothing for us at home."
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Unemployment at record levels
November 9, 2009The nation's official unemployment rate soared into double-digit territory in October, increasing 0.4 percent that month, to 10.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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Protests rock Chicago bankers conference
October 26, 2009CHICAGO — Chanting "ABA you're the worst, time to put the people first," over 1,000 people confronted the officers of some of America's biggest banks today, Oct. 26, on the second of three days of protest...
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