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Job Growth Slows Sharply in March, Unemployment Edges Down to 8.2 Percent
(Photo: Vincent Ma / Flickr)The Labor Department reported that the economy added just 120,000 jobs in March, a sharp slowdown from the pace of the prior three months where …

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The Best Congress the Banks’ Money Can Buy
Here we go again. Another round of the game we call Congressional Creep. After months of haggling and debate, Congress finally passes reform legislation to fix a serious rupture …

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Ninety-Nine Percent Spring and Confronting Corporate Power
At this moment, we face an incredible choice. We can fight to win back the economy we had before the financial crisis. Or, we can allow ourselves to reimagine …

The Fracking Frenzy’s Impact on Women
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has generated widespread media attention this year. The process, which injects water and chemicals into the ground to release “natural” gas and oil from shale …

“No Contact” Is the Keystone XL of Iran Policy
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a news conference at the Warwick Hotel in New York, Sept. 23, 2011. (Photo: Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times) When Bill McKibben …

Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat… They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost 7 billion …

Labor Organizing as a Civil Right
On January 20, 2009, when Barack Obama assumed the presidency, labor found the stars aligned to pass meaningful labor law reform. It had a friend in the president and …

The Fashion Industry’s Perfect Storm: Collapsing Workers and Hyperactive Buyers
Sina Phin, a garment worker, right, ironing shirts at the New Island factory in outlying Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in April 2005. (Photo: Michael Nagle / The New York Times) …

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Green Cards for Clean Energy Job Creators
A federal government program that gives foreign investors green cards to invest in business ventures in the United States is being tapped to spur the Texas clean economy. At …

Susan Cagle on Mixed Media “Occupy” Coverage
Occupy The Media speaks about non-traditional journalism, and interviews Susie Cagle, a freelance reporter who uses illustrations and field audio to tell stories from the Occupy encampments.