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The Army of Chronic Unemployment | Mother Jones
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There aren't any major shockers in the latest monthly employment report for February out today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The most commonly used unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent,... More
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The Washington Monthly
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY.... For about two weeks now, administration officials and economists have been warning everyone who would listen: the unemployment numbers for February would be ugly.... More
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Why are We Afraid to Create the Jobs We Need? � SpeakEasy
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Unemployment is the scourge of our nation. It causes death and disease. It eats away at family life. It erodes our sense of confidence and well being. And it’s a profound insult to the richest... More
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A Union for the Unemployed? ‘UCubed’ Tries to Organize Jobless in Internet Age
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The daily barrage of heartbreaking unemployment statistics has become so commonplace it almost ceases to shock. The headlines never deliver good news: despite a supposed tentative rebound for the... More
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As Congress Stiffs Jobless, Deficit Hawk, Liberal Economist Plead: Create Jobs Now! - Working In These Times
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With the Congress delaying on extending unemployment insurance and only taking half-measures to address high unemployment that could last for years, an important new article co-authored by a liberal... More
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Jon Stewart Rips Apart GOP Obstructionist Jim Bunning
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On The Daily Show last night, Stewart took Bunning to task for his one-man blockade of unemployment benefits. Among Stewart’s proposals for passing legislation without Bunning in the room: fake... More
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Around the Country, State Employees Rally Against Furloughs, Pay Cuts - Working In These Times
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State workers in West Virginia spent Presidents Day staging a rally at the capitol to ask for a $1,000 cost-of-living raise and better working conditions. Meanwhile, workers in California hope a bill... More
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Jobless Growing Desperate, Angry, as Unemployment Deadline Looms - Working In These Times
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For anyone who has ever been out of work, Kim Carmon's statement captures your innermost feelings of worthlessness that "literally deplete life." Unemployment exacts both an enomrous toll on both... More
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At the Margins of the Economy, the Downturn Never Ends - Working In These Times
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Unemployment fell below 10 percent in January, and it appears the job market may be stabilizing. So does anyone besides Wall Street economists take comfort in those numbers?
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Make It Work | The American Prospect
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The country having to endure long periods of high unemployment is wholly unnecessary for the simple reason that we know how to prevent it. Ever since John Maynard Keynes, we understood that high... More
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