unemployment
What’s gone wrong, America?” ask jobless
April 30, 2010It's disappointing. America is my home. What's gone wrong?" asked Leroy Smith, a laid off Chicago bus driver. "I'm through being patient. We need the government to put us back to work now."
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Want to become a day laborer?
April 28, 2010Day labor status is being forced on more and more full-time American workers, whether they want it or not, and a new book tells precisely what it's like.
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Answer to youth violence is jobs, not National Guard
April 26, 2010I think it's absolutely ridiculous that two Illinois lawmakers are requesting to bring in the National Guard as a way to control youth violence.
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Detroit ministers prepare for U.S. Social Forum
April 23, 2010One way Detroiters are fighting back is by taking advantage of the U.S. Social Forum, an event expected to draw tens of thousands.
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Chicago labor to march for jobs
April 23, 2010Under the banner of "Good Jobs Now! Make Wall Street Pay" Chicago labor and allies will be marching on LaSalle Street, Chicago's version of Wall Street.
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