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Employment
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Employment-to-Population Ratio Rises to Highest Level of Recovery
The Labor Department reported that the economy added 292,000 jobs in December.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Unions Are Still Good for Workers, and More
According to two new reports, collective bargaining is the best tool we have to increase opportunity for workers.
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Brazil Needs New Economic Program to Jump-Start Growth and Employment
Austerity is not working in Brazil any more than it has been working in Europe.
Fighting Stubborn Poverty Numbers
The US Census Bureau announced last week that the poverty rate in 2014 remained virtually unchanged from 2013.
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Job Growth Weakens in August
The rate of wage growth was under 2.0 percent for the last three months.
Salvatore Babones: Problem With Social Security Is Getting Rich to Pay Fair Share
Eric Poulin interviews the Truthout reporter about his new book, “Sixteen for '16: A Progressive Agenda for a Better America.”
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Remember the 1990s?
We're witnessing the coming of the employment truthers.
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Hope for Jobs, Prepare for Recession in 2015
The economy is booming. So where are the jobs?
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The Disunited States: A French Writer Navigates 1930s United States
Vladimir Pozner reveals the alienation, class antagonism, racism and sexism endemic to 1930s United States.
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The Paid Vacation Route to Full Employment
If we can't take steps to increase the demand for labor, we can go the other way and try to reduce the supply.