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Jobs Report: The Tragedy Continues
The October jobs report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed an economy that is going nowhere. The jobs calamity continues with no relief in sight. Congressional budget negotiations must focus address the jobs crisis.
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Jobs Report U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.3%; 204,000 Jobs Added [New York Times]: "The American government shutdown was barely evident in the October jobs report Friday, as private employers added positions at an unexpectedly robust pace. Employers added 204,000...
Jobs Report: 'Better Than Expected' Doesn't Change What We Must Do
The buzz today over a surprisingly positive jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics should not obscure the big picture. Job-seekers are still suffering because of reckless spending cuts and Republican legislative obstruction.
Obamacare: Playing Games, Getting Played Brian Beutler at Salon's take on what the media is missing with those Obamacare stories "In our haste to find human interest stories that contradict President Obama’s misleading claims about grandfathered insurance plans, the...
Speaker Boehner, Job Discrimination Is Not "Frivolous"
House Speaker John Boehner says he opposes the Employment Nondiscrimination Act because it will lead to “frivolous lawsuits” against employers. For the people who live with it every day, workplace discrimination is anything but frivolous.
NJ Minimum Wage Vote Shows Path To 2014,16 Victory
Often elections yield ambiguous results. Sometimes this is even intentional. The NJ vote makes it clear that We the People want the minimum wage increased. And it points the way to winning in 2014 and 2016.
Tonight. Celebrating America’s Future. Warren, Barber, Gerard & Tabankin
Tonight at 6:30 PM in Washington, DC progressives inlcuding Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Van Jones and Rep. Donna Edwards will gather to honor grassroots champions, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Leo Gerard and Marge
What Chris Christie Is Hiding Behind His Rage At School Teachers
The real ugly truth behind New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s bluster is that schools throughout his state, especially in communities of low-income and minority schools, are descending into severely worse conditions.
Don't Kill Filibuster, Make Them Talk
The current filibuster rules are being used to thwart the will of We the People. Republicans have abused it to obstruct everything. The solution is not to not kill the filibuster. Just make them talk.
This is Not the "American Center"
We wrote an extended piece, available at AlterNet and Salon, on a new poll funded by Esquire magazine and NBC News which claims to have discovered the existence of something called “the New American Center.”
