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Dean Baker | Unemployment Edges Up to 9.6 Percent as Weak Job Growth Continues
This report supports the case that unemployment is cyclical, not structural. The unemployment rate edged up to 9.6 percent in August as the economy shed 54,000 jobs. The decline …
Department of Justice Sues Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for Refusing to Cooperate With Investigation
The US Justice Department (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday for alleged civil rights violations and refusal to cooperate with a federal probe.
News in Brief: Employees Bearing Higher Portion of Health Insurance Costs, and More
Employees Bearing Higher Portion of Health Insurance Costs
Vermilion 380 Explosion Reignites Drilling Fears
On Thursday, a manageable explosion on a Gulf Coast oil rig reignited fears founded by the BP spill and revived calls for a reassessment of the country's drilling policies. …
Jan Brewer Stumbles
Survey: Employers Still Shifting Insurance Costs to Workers
Washington - An annual survey released Thursday finds that workers are paying, on average, about $482 more for job-based family health insurance this year as companies force employees to …
Afghanistan Karzai in Panic as Graft Probe Closes in (2)
[GlobalPost editor's note: Afghanistan's central bank moved to shore up confidence in the country's biggest financial institution Wednesday, taking over the Kabul Bank after its top executives resigned amid …
Pakistan: Floods Fail to Trigger Pro-Army Tide
Altaf Hussain's call for a return of the generals in Pakistan came before the betting scandal of huge proportions currently rocking the cricket-crazy country. Otherwise, he might have cited …
Afghanistan: Karzai in Panic as Graft Probe Closes in
Kabul, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai has again challenged the patience of his international backers as he desperately tries to keep an FBI-sponsored corruption investigation from breaching the walls …
10 Ways to Solve the Jobs Problem
As the midterm political season heats up, one word on every politician’s lips is “jobs.” And for good reason. People are hurting—they can’t pay their mortgages, send their kids …