| Nov 15, 2010 | Economy / BusinessWith the mid-term elections wrapped up, it’s time for another vote–one that will affect millions of Americans, our economy, and our country. Congress faces a crucial decision: whether to extend unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans...
| | Economy / BusinessDownturn’s over, Factories throb; How come I Don’t have a job? You may not be familiar with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Who is? Regardless, it’s the official determiner of when we are in a recession and when we are not. Right now, we...
| Sep 6, 2010 | Economy / BusinessIt’s been two years since the Lehman Brothers collapse set off a global financial meltdown. The government bailed out big Wall Street banks and they’re now making bumper earnings. Major corporations are sitting on $8 trillion in cash reserves, the biggest...
| Jul 12, 2010 | Economy / BusinessFifteen million Americans are currently unemployed, and nearly half of that number has been actively and fruitlessly seeking employment for longer than six months. The depth and breadth of our labor market crisis is the greatest in over 50 years. Though the...
