Truthout
Unemployment
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Workplace Democracy
We need a whole new approach to labor law in the United States that provides workers more freedom and democracy in the workplace.
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Why We Need A 10.4 Million Jobs Plan
It doesn't matter what Friday's report of the March job numbers shows. If you listed our national problems in order of priority, jobs has to be at or near …
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It’s Time To Put America First
It's time for our elected representatives to start following the principles laid out in our Constitution and help everyday Americans struggling to make ends meet.
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Oh, the Humanity
There are now some 5.66 million missing workers in the United States, neither counted nor accounted for. To notice them would be to raise the unemployment rate to at …
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Legacy of Lost Hegemony
Michael Kimmel's new popular recognition of white American male rage, “Angry White Men,” describes the fury of white American men who have been cast out of their dominant roles …
Incremental Raises to Minimum Wage Will Not Increase Unemployment
Bob Pollin: A Recent Congressional Budget Office report claims that up to half a million jobs could be lost due to a minimum wage increase, but its claims are …
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JOBS
The first article in a new series previews 16 topics that should be on every progressive's agenda for 2016.
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Extend Unemployment Assistance by Cutting the War Budget
Extending unemployment assistance could be funded by cutting the money in the war budget that was put there for Pentagon contractor pork.
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What American Taxpayers Should Really Be Outraged About
Helping Americans pick themselves up and get back on their feet is more important than forking over billions to corporations that don't need it.
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Big Business Is Hugely Responsible for Our Major Unemployment Crisis, So Why Is Obama Turning to Them for Solutions?
The longer you're out of a job, the harder it becomes to land a new one.