economy – Page 93 – People's World

UN summit talks global warming

November 30, 2011 By Blake Skylar

2011 is, so far, the world's tenth warmest year on record, despite the warming being masked by cooling La Nina conditions.

Black public workers first laid off by job cuts

November 29, 2011 By Joe Sims

African Americans are experiencing the sharpest edge of layoffs of government and other public workers across the country

New Haven prepares for week of action for jobs

November 29, 2011 By Special to People’s World

Actions include supporting the emergency need for massive public works jobs to restart the economy and aid communities, to be paid for by taxing the rich and ending the wars.

U.S. last in unionization among developed countries

November 28, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The U.S. is dead last among 21 top developed nations in both unionization rates and union coverage of the workforce and it's not because of globalization or high technology.

Verizon is tax deadbeat, report shows

November 23, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

In the last three years, as it raked in more than $100 billion in revenues and $33 billion in U.S. profits, Verizon has been a tax deadbeat.