Interview | 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 … By Jessica Desvarieux , TheRealNewsNetwork February 26, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | JOBS The first article in a new series previews 16 topics that should be on every progressive's agenda for 2016. By Salvatore Babones , Truthout February 25, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | 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. By Robert Reuel Naiman , Truthout February 18, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | 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. By The Daily Take Team , Truthout February 10, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | 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. By Lynn Stuart Parramore , AlterNet February 8, 2014 Truthout
News | 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. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch February 7, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | 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. By Lynn Stuart Parramore , AlterNet January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | 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. By Emily Kopp & Robert Weiner , MichiganChronicle January 30, 2014 Truthout
Poverty in the US For the more than 40 million Americans in poverty, everyday life is a struggle. By Staff , BestPsychologyDegrees January 27, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | Greece: Signs of Growth Come as Austerity Eases The IMF's austerity plan hasn't worked. Greece's possible recovery is down to a construction program boosting the economy. By Mark Weisbrot , TheGuardian January 23, 2014 Truthout