Jobs
Krugman: Obama flubbed line on economy
June 13, 2012Paul Krugman understands what President Barack Obama was trying to say when he messed up with the line, "The private-sector is doing fine."
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Canada, bowing to oil companies, fires ocean scientists
June 12, 2012After massive layoffs at Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans, leading ocean scientists - and the environment itself - will suffer the consequences.
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Native Americans left out of economic recovery, as always
June 11, 2012For urban Native Americans, the jobless rate averages around 48 percent. In general, Indian Country is in a permanent depression even when the national economy is on the upswing.
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A right-wing apologist in sheep’s clothing
June 1, 2012David Brooks positions himself as an above-the-fray "moderate," but the reality is otherwise.
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CWA president: We need mass movement to fix this mess
May 24, 2012The U.S. will stay mired in an "economy mess" of low growth, low-paying jobs, rising income inequality and worse unless it fixes its political processes.
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