Happiness Index: Nebraska Ranked First, Florida Last In Economic Happiness
The newest installment of the Happiness Index has arrived and residents of the midwest will be happy to learn that their strangle-hold on the top spot...
The newest installment of the Happiness Index has arrived and residents of the midwest will be happy to learn that their strangle-hold on the top spot...
Posted 11.05.2009 | Impact
What do you do when resume-blitzing, Craigslist-combing and other jobhunting strategies prove fruitless in a dire economy? Star in a music video, natu...
Nanette Fondas | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
Over the past 40 years the work force has changed dramatically -- with immigrants, women, single mothers, and Generations X and Y moving in. Yet the country has not updated its policies accordingly.
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living
"Get a job!" is an easy expression to say. However, for some homeless people, getting a job is an impossible dream.
Posted 10.29.2009 | Impact
Phalen Lim fled Cambodia at the age of 2 in 1975, during the regime of the Khmer Rouge, and has never forgotten what it was like to start over as an i...
nytimes.com | ANAND GIRIDHARADAS | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living
Western medical practices have attracted similar criticisms in recent years, for an emphasis on intervening in disease rather than preventing it befor...
Jenny Darroch | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business
As we frantically look for evidence of economic recovery, we need to take care not to mistake all measures as signs that everything is back to normal.
Posted 10.12.2009 | Impact
The future doesn't look so shiny and bright, especially for young people, who are finding the job market tougher going than the older generation. The ...
Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business
Employers who think they can avoid payroll tax and employee benefits by mischaracterizing independent contractors may be in for a surprise. The IRS, Labor Department, and even local state governments may disagree and the consequences can be severe.
John J. Castellani | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business
New rules would limit the flexibility of U.S. businesses to redeploy capital to geographic areas that show the most promise for growth and also eliminate vital foreign tax credits.
Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living
The huge societal shift brought about by women's move into the workforce has only begun to play out, and its consequences are truly complex. So when telling this story, we should be careful not to isolate our focus to just women.
divinecaroline.com | Suzannah Scully | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living
The secret to enjoying yourself when you are unemployed is to achieve enough during the day where you don't feel guilty about it. In fact, you will be...
Meredith Lopez | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living
Everyone loves my cool, funky new mom-'do. I love it, too. Which is unfortunate, as Husband and I have taken a look at our current financial situation and it seems I have to go back to work full time.
Financial Times | Sarah O’Connor | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business
The number of working Americans turning to free government food stamps has surged as their hours and wages erode, in a stark sign that the recession i...
David Jones | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York
It would be nice to see a discussion about the serious implications this recession is having on those who aren't six-figure Wall Street types. It would be good for all New Yorkers.
Ari Ne'eman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
Amy, a 22-year-old with a spinal cord injury, is caught in a vicious catch-22. If she goes to work, she will lose the assistance that makes it possible for her to work and live independently in the first place.
Krisztina Holly | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business
Unemployment numbers only tell part of the story, and they do not offer a solution for relieving the economic chaos. Instead, let's turn to the 140 million people who have jobs, and find practical ways to inspire them in their work, so we can empower them to innovate us out of a mess.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business
Relocation: if you can find it, is almost always worth it.
Jason Mannino | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living
Ninety percent of our eligible workforce remains employed even though we are currently experiencing the worst unemployment rate in 26 years. Stress le...
Rob Shapiro | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics
The way to ensure the next expansion will create jobs is to make medical cost containment the center of health care reform the development and broad use of alternative fuels the center of energy policy.
Brandon Roberts | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business
States' retraining efforts should use a sector-based focus with the goal of transitioning displaced workers into positions that the stimulus will support, in infrastructure and emerging fields.
Harry Moroz | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics
The American Clean Energy and Security Act establishes a market-based cap-and-trade system to limit emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide.
Lisa Derrick | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living
If you want a job working for this city, be prepared to hand over the log in and password info to all your social networking and blogging sites.
AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON — On the surface, the government seemed to signal Thursday that more Americans are finding jobs: The number of people receiving unemp...
Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
"This is a first step, not the final step," Berry said. "It's practicing before preaching." I wish the White House would stop practicing and would start moving on gay civil rights issues for real.
Mainstreet | MainStreet.Com Staff Writers | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business