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Jobs
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Weak Job Growth, but Declining Unemployment Give Mixed Picture in January
The index of aggregate weekly hours is still down by 0.1 percent from November.
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Job Creationism: The Myth of the Entrepreneur as God
Following the State of the Union address, we see both political parties perpetuate the myth that business owners and corporations are “job creators.” In reality, employees of those enterprises …
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State of the Union Only Tells Half the Story on Women
It's time to do away with workplace policies that belong in a “Mad Men” episode.
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Sustainability Squared
How we can sustain both the environment and the people.
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Over-the-Top Victims
An ugly outbreak of whiny victimhood is ravaging some of America's most exclusive ZIP codes.
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Obama’s Aversion to Income Inequality Doesn’t Extend to TPP
President Obama touted his fight against income inequality, but his administration is fast-tracking a trade agreement predicted to cut pay for 90 percent of American workers.
The American Dream Can Be a Dead End, Especially If You Grow Up in the “Wrong Place“
There's one America where dreams can come true, and another where they tend to fizzle.
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Jobs: Boehner-McConnell Hypocrisy Blocks Obama-Conyers Action
The American Jobs Act would net 1.9 million new jobs and slice the unemployment rate by a percentage point.
Gender Wage Gap for Union Members is Half the Size of Non-Union Workers’ Gap
Union members typically make more per week than non-union workers u2013 but the bonus is larger for women.
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“Like Gravity” Fast-Track Trade Sinks Jobs and Wages
With hundreds of groups across the political spectrum - from progressive environmental and consumer groups to the conservative Farm Bureau and Tea Party patriots - lined up against the …