Joel Wendland-Liu
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joel Wendland-Liu
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Blue-Green Alliance demands congressional action on clean energy jobs
August 16, 2010A coalition of unions and environmental groups launched a campaign this week to overcome Republican roadblocks to clean energy jobs and climate legislation.
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Obama administration announces new aid for struggling homeowners
August 16, 2010After a generally dismal report on home foreclosures in last month, the Obama administration took steps to beef up its support to unemployed workers who face foreclosure.
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For-profit colleges encourage fraud, government report finds
August 11, 2010Overpriced, default, fraud. Sounds like a typical day on Wall Street, right? According to a Government Accountability Office report released last week, these signal a growing trend in the sales and marketing practices of private, for-profit...
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Health reform to close Medicare “donut hole”
August 10, 2010More than 750,000 Medicare beneficiaries have so far received relief from the so-called prescription drug donut hole as a result of President Obama's health reform law.
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Recovery Act brings broadband – and jobs – to rural communities
August 5, 2010The administration is providing more than $1.3 billion to fund broadband projects in rural communities across the country.
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Michigan oil spill company had safety, corrosion problems
August 3, 2010The company that owns a ruptured pipeline that has spilled more than 1 million gallons of oil into Southwest Michigan's Kalamazoo River was cited at least 30 times for safety violations.
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On this Rubin, Trumka agree: Restore the estate tax
July 26, 2010Both capitalists and workers might agree on one thing: it's time to restore the estate tax.
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Arne Duncan’s $800 million fight
July 16, 2010$800 million is a lot of money but in comparison to the total federal budget of $3.6 trillion is represents less than .00022 percent. So why is Education secretary Arne Duncan fighting so hard to keep...
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