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Back to Full Employment
This is the lead article in a forum on the possibilities for full employment in today's economy. Employment conditions in the United States today, in the aftermath of the …
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Republican Group Plans to Challenge Scott Brown
When Scott Brown was surging toward victory in the United States Senate race in Massachusetts in 2009, he earned the support — and money — of the National Republican …
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Egyptian Army Says It Will Not Fire on Protesters
Cairo - The Egyptian Army announced Monday for the first time that it would not fire on protesters, even as tens of thousands of people gathered in central Liberation …
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It’s Official: South Sudan Set to Secede With a 99.57 Percent Vote
Juba, South Sudan - Cheers and spontaneous dancing broke out as the first official announcement of results from South Sudan’s independence vote was made in the oil-rich region’s capital …
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Public-Sector Squeeze
A national campaign is now fully launched to make local, public-sector employees pick up a major share of the costs of the economic crisis. Years of rising spending and …
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Happy Days Are Here Again – as Long as You Ignore the Jobs Crisis
If Tina Turner was to reprise her 1980’s hit in 2011, it would surely be called, “What’s jobs got to do with it?” Unemployment and underemployment remain dangerously high, …
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Farewell to Modernity in the New Age of Surveillance
As has been said, probably rightly, the 19th century did not end until 1914, when the First World War broke out; similarly, the 20th century did not end on …
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More than 250 Economists Call for Trade Reforms to Allow Capital Controls
In a letter delivered January 31, more than 250 economists urged the Obama administration to reform U.S. trade rules that restrict the use of capital controls. The statement reflects …
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Obama’s Shift on Egypt
There has been a major shift within the Obama administration over the weekend regarding its policy toward Egypt. President Obama appears to have finally realized that reform within the …
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ElBaradei, Muslim Brotherhood Offer Political Path Out of Egyptian Confrontation
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam el-Eryan said today that Egyptian opposition groups have agreed to back former IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei to negotiate with the government, Al Jazeera reports: …