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203K New Jobs Could Prompt Fed Pullback "Unemployment Falls to 5-Year Low" reports NYT: "The jobs picture brightened in November as hiring was stronger than expected and the unemployment rate fell to a 5-year low, data that increases the likelihood that the Federal...
November Jobs Report: Good but Not Enough
The Bureau of Labor Statistic reports that the economy added 203,000 jobs in November, with the official unemployment rate declining to 7.0%. This is good news, but we still are a long way from an economy that has recovered from the fall.
How Shall We Remember Nelson Mandela?
After democracy came, they tore down the prison where freedom fighters were held and used the bricks to build the nation’s first Constitutional Court. We’ll be learning from Nelson Mandela's example long after the eulogies have ended.
How Congress Can End The Sequester and Tax Loophole Madness
By passing this one bill, Congress could repeal the mindless across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester and at the same time close loopholes corporations use to escape paying taxes.
Government Fast-Food Workers To Obama: Lift Our Poverty Wages
Workers at a McDonald's that has a federal contract to sell fast food at the Smithsonian send a message to the president: Sign an executive order that would require federal contractors to pay a living wage.
Inequality On The Agenda For Real?
President Obama gave a nice speech today about income inequality --- and didn't mention cutting "entitlements," or express a spirit of compromise and bipartisanship either. The Village smelling salt concession must be all sold out.
Unemployment and the GOP's "War on Christmas"
If there’s a “war on Christmas,” it’s being waged by congressional Republicans who are willing to let emergency unemployment benefits expire at the end of the year, just as they did for emergency food stamp spending.
Study: Unemployment Benefits Don’t Discourage People from Finding Work
A new study shows that even generous unemployment benefits have zero impact on people’s drive to go out and find a job. Another GOP talking point bites the dust.
The GOP Autopsy Had 11 Proposals To Change Its Image. How's That Going?
Back in March, the Republican National Committee released an "autopsy" of its 2012 losses, which included 11 recommendations for how the party should change its image. Let's see how that's going.
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Inequality In Spotlight W. Post's E. J. Dionne praises president for focus on inequality: "The debate over the Affordable Care Act can stay small, focusing on Web site failures and other short-term difficulties facing the law. Or it can get bigger, with wider...
