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Hightower: Why Obama and Dems Seem Incapable of Taking a Firm Stand on Anything | Economy | AlterNet
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The Obama-ites seem incapable of firm stands. They excite us by boldly addressing our economic woes. But when it comes time to follow through -- it's droopsville.
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Is Obama Turning on Goldman Sachs? | Mother Jones
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As President Barack Obama hits the endgame for health care reform, is he making a ploy to associate price-gouging insurance companies with Wall Street greed? Goldman Sachs recently released a report... More
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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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One year after stimulus, blacks and Latinos still struggling | The Progressive
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In January, the overall unemployment rate fell to 9.7 percent, but the rate for blacks inched up to 16.5 percent and the Latino rate stood at 12.6 percent. For black men, the unemployment rate is the... 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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Will Massive Statewide Protests Staunch Calif. Budget Bleeding? - Working In These Times
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A massive movement is rumbling through California today, with support from across the country. Thousands of students, teachers, union members, parents and workers have joined forces to descend on... 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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Democrats demand relief for still-volatile housing market � Colorado Independent
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WASHINGTON– One year after the Obama administration launched its $75 billion anti-foreclosure program, the housing market remains volatile, loan modifications have been scant, foreclosures are still... More
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As state Senate mulls renewable energy bill, report shows jobs potential � Colorado Independent
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A report released ahead of state Senate debate on a bill that would up Colorado’s renewable energy standard (RES) to 30 percent by 2020 finds that HB 1001 would generate 23,450 new jobs over the... More
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