| Jul 2, 2014 | Economy / BusinessMeet Mark. He’s a 58 year old, college-educated veteran who lives in Oregon. He was laid off last September and has been unable to find work since. Mark’s state unemployment benefits ran out in May. Since funding for the federal Emergency Unemployment...
| Nov 6, 2013 | Economy / BusinessWall Street analysts, corporate lobbyists, and front groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce form an exuberant cheering squad for maintaining the status quo of America’s do-nothing jobs policy. “Hooray!” they shout to our lawmakers, “The...
| Sep 19, 2011 | Economy / BusinessAcross the country, in every region and at companies large and small, unemployed people are being told they are ineligible to apply for vacancies. Everyone knows that it’s illegal to discriminate in hiring when it comes to factors like race, gender, disability...
