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Manufacturing Pain Far From Over

Reuters | Posted 05.20.2012

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* Investment in foreign plants rising, domestic falling * Manufacturing job recovery minimal * Fewer service jobs remain...

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Mark Gongloff

And The Jobless Rate Is...

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.09.2012

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It's not hitting home runs or anything, but the job market is starting to put together a hitting streak of solid singles and doubles. The economy c...

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Memo from Davos: Down with Democracy!

Daniel A. Bell | Posted 03.26.2012

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Daniel A. Bell

What makes sense from a democratic perspective may not make sense from a moral point of view. Or so it was suggested earlier today at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos.

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What Could We Do Right Now to Create Jobs?

Michele Nash-Hoff | Posted 03.21.2012

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Michele Nash-Hoff

There are numerous ideas and recommendations on how we could create jobs that range from the cautious to the extreme. Let's start with what we as individuals can do from the viewpoint of entrepreneurs, business owners, employees and consumers.

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Bonnie Kavoussi

While U.S.-Based Corporations Went On Hiring Spree Abroad, They Cut Jobs At Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 11.22.2011

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In the last decade, U.S.-based multinational companies have been on a hiring spree, adding over 2 million new jobs. They're just not adding them in th...

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America Needs a Department of "Creative Destruction"

Tom Hayes | Posted 12.27.2011

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Tom Hayes

Rather than an "opportunity society," we need to create a more "opportunistic society," one smart and durable enough to weather change and focus on the future.

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UAW Says General Motors Labor Deal Creates Or Keeps 6,400 Jobs

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 11.20.2011

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DETROIT — In exchange for an agreement to create 5,100 union jobs in the U.S., General Motors will hire thousands of less expensive employees an...

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In July, U.S. Businesses Post Most Job Openings In Three Years

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 11.07.2011

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WASHINGTON — Companies in July advertised the most jobs in three years, and layoffs declined – a bit of hope for a weak economy. Still, ma...

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A Domestic Marshall Plan: Forget Going "Big vs. Small," Instead, Go "Simple and Effective"

Paul Abrams | Posted 10.31.2011

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Paul Abrams

Obama should focus on two and only two proposals, and they each must take account of perceived prior failures. They must be guarantees, not incentives that rely on what side of the bed someone gets up on in the morning.

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The Obama Jobs Plan: Offshore the Jobs Americans Don't Want?

Tim Robertson | Posted 10.22.2011

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Tim Robertson

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk doesn't believe many middle-class manufacturing jobs will be a part of America's future. Like many free trade proponents, he views the loss of these jobs as inevitable.

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Science Is Rockin' Roll And Technology Is Recession Proof

Will.i.am | Posted 10.06.2011

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Will.i.am

The theory is simple -- if entertainers perform in programs like the Teen Choice Awards, then why can't we do it for our kids who get good grades?

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Home Depot Accused Of Violating Buy American Act

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 08.26.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — The photograph on Home Depot's website shows a line of smiling soldiers unloading a truck stacked with power tools and other com...

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Economy's 'Little Ray Of Hope': The Service Sector

Posted 08.03.2011

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NEW YORK - The pace of growth in the services sector picked up modestly in May while gauges of new orders and employment climbed, according to an ...

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At the Deficit Table: Wingnuts, Wall Street & Wealthy But Not Women & Working People

Dave Johnson | Posted 07.24.2011

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Dave Johnson

In DC the elite are gathered around tables discussing budget cuts, but not jobs to cure a deficit largely caused by a lack of jobs and tax cuts. Not at the table: women, working people, the poor or any semblance of democracy.

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Just Campaigning

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 06.08.2011

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Sen. Fritz Hollings

President Obama needs to get the country out of the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya wars and get into the trade war. Appointing Jeffrey Immelt is just campaigning.

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Solutions Avoided

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 05.28.2011

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Sen. Fritz Hollings

Globalization is nothing more than a trade war with production looking for a cheaper country to produce. If the president stayed in Washington and enforced the trade laws, far more jobs would be created, and the economy would recover.

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Help Wanted! -- (But Not Here)

Dan Rather | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Rather

We're not just creating overseas jobs at an astounding rate, we're off-shoring the innovation and the know-how that we need to lay the groundwork for the future of the American economy.

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce With China

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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India Outsourcers Ramp Up Hiring As US Demand Grows

AP | ERIKA KINETZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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MUMBAI, India — India's top three outsourcing companies are ramping up hiring and increasing pay as global corporations, mainly from the U.S., s...

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U.S. Jobless Rate May Soon Top Europe's

New York Times | Floyd Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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For many years, unemployment in the United States was lower than in Western Europe, a fact often cited by people who argued that the flexibility inher...

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