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At Stake: The Future of Getting News to Americans

Alberto Ibargüen | Posted 08.26.2009 | Media

Read More: The Internet, Senate Commerce Committee, Media News, Information Technology, Media, Technology, Journalism, Employment, Media News
Alberto Ibargüen

If the future of democracy's news and information is online, then we must ensure everyone is online, and bring technology training, digital literacy and higher quality networks to our local communities.

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Can Happiness Help You in Business? A Visit to Zappos

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Wisdom, Zappos, Tony Hsieh, Google, Business, Business Model, Employment, Las Vegas-Nevada, Business News
Soren Gordhamer

Zappos focuses on supporting individual expression and the internal happiness of each employee.

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Does Telling Your Kids You Were Fired Make You "The Biggest Loser"?

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Fired, Work, Children, Recruiting, Economy, Employment, Jobs, Careers, Obama, Business, Recession, Headhunter, Family, Parents, Living News
Stephen Viscusi

Emphasize to your children that the most important things in life are health, family, and being together. Mom or Dad can always find another job, but having one another is what really matters.

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Help Me Help You

Suzanne Grossman | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment, Job Search, Networking, Job-Seeking, Unemployment Solutions, Job Searches, Self-Discovery, Resume Distribution, Employment, Email, E-Mail Ettiquitte, Self-Help, Business-Tips, Business Tips, Job-Seeker, Careers, Resumes, Journaling, Email Ettiquitte, Job Seek, Living News
Suzanne Grossman

You are less alone in your job search than you might think.

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Leave Your Day Job!

Dr. Susan M. Guthrie | Posted 05.08.2009 | Living

Read More: General Electric, Personal Branding, Women's Self Esteem, Recession, Burger King, Stress, Jobs, Employment, Living News
Dr. Susan M. Guthrie

General Electric, Burger King, Microsoft and Hewlett Packard were all founded during severe recessions. Economic pressure forces business to look for ways to operate smarter and leaner.

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The Great Escape!

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Instincts, Emotions, Marriage, Relationships, Job, Fear, Learning to Leave, Employment, Leaving, Happiness, Self-Help, Unemployment, Freedom, Self Help, Careers, Personal Anxiety, Anxiety, Living News
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger

Being hardwired to stay is what makes it difficult to leave.

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Depression in California's Inland Empire Shows Need for Employee Free Choice Act

Tom Woodruff | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Souther California, Walmart, California, Inland Empire, Employee Free Choice Act, Economic Crisis, Employment, Jobs, Target, Lond Beach, Los Angeles, Joblessness, Unemployment, Home Depot, Kmart, California Economy, Lowes, American Dream, Politics News
Tom Woodruff

An economic tragedy is unfolding in the Inland Empire region of southern California. We need to pass the Employee Free Choice Act to give workers a realistic shot at the American Dream.

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Good News? Is This Possible?

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Mainstream Media, Economic Stimulus Package, Employment, Solar Panels, Green Business, Department of Energy, Green Energy, Business, Solyndra, Business News
Jonathan A. Schein

The economy is in extremely fragile shape, but there are nuggets of good news as well.

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Job Fairs or Job Fairy Tales?

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 04.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Resume, Career Fair, Bulletproof Your Job, Unemployment, Career, Harpercollins, Viscusi, Economy, Employment, Jobs, Obama, Pink Slip, Job Fair, Business News
Stephen Viscusi

Today's career fairs seem anything but "fair" to me. Approach those companies that don't appear to be looking. Another secret if you're unemployed is to offer yourself to employers on a "per-project" or "temp" basis.

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Counting the Cost of Good and Bad Debt

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, President Obama, Pay, War, Wage, Media, Employment, Government Spending, Debt, Peace, Conservative, Environment, Government, Infrastructure, Dollar, Tax Cut, Loans, Tax Cuts, Homeless, Health Care, Cost of War, Greed, Irs, Money, Veterans, Budget, Education, Trillion, Biblical, Health, Rich, Healthcare, Spending, Bible, Budget Surplus, Military, Credit Card, Conservative Ideology, Bush Presidency, Proposed Budget, President Clinton, Economy, Luke, Politics News
Jim Wallis

While watching President Obama's press conference Tuesday evening, I was struck by a few things that are often forgotten in the criticism of his proposed budget.

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Finding Work: What Works

Marilyn M. Machlowitz | Posted 04.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Headhunter, Employment, Business News
Marilyn M. Machlowitz

Do the sometimes wacky ways that people find jobs (or opportunities find people) in better times still hold promise?

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The Ugly Side of Progressive Politics

Justin Callaway | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Dnc, Minimum Wage, Bonus, Grassroots Campaigns, Employment, Dccc, Progressive Politics, Save the Children, Ugly, Fund-Raising, Save the Adults, Liberal, Democrats, Politics, Politics News
Justin Callaway

I used to joke helplessly that I'd be better off working for less in a menial retail job with good benefits once you weigh my hourly rate with the high out-of-pocket cost of my lack of benefits.

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Ryan Grim

Employment Plunges: Fastest Rate Drop On Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Workforce, Low Employment, Unemployment, Employment, Politics News

The deeper the United States gets into the economic crisis, the further back the media's "since dates" get for various economic and employment indicat...

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The Stimulus Package and Beyond

Linda Schurman | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Job Losses, Obama Stimulus Plan, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Employment, Jobs, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Green Energy, Obama Speech to Congress, Politics News
Linda Schurman

We are asking the impossible of the new administration. Nobody can fix a catastrophe of this magnitude over night that is the result of deconstructing the rule of law in the financial sector for some 25 years.

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Comparing Costs Today, 1950

mjperry.blogspot.com | Mark J. Perry | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, 2009 Cost of Living, FInancial Markets, Cost of Living, Economy, Change in Cost of Living, Employment, Business News

With some help from the Student Entrepreneur Society at the University of Michigan-Flint (especially Jennifer Moore), and an old 1950 Sears catalog pu...

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So You Wanna Start a Website?

Meredith Barnett | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Startup, Employment, Jobs, Seo, Business, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Internet, Websites, New Media, Business News
Meredith Barnett

Web-based businesses are a lot harder than they seem. For every hit site (like this one), there are millions of disappointments. You just don't hear about them.

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Talking Full Employment... Now?

Dave Belden | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Robert Pollin, Green Economy, Economic Stimulus, Paul Krugman, Tikkun, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Employment, Green News
Dave Belden

Co-economics is the dream being hatched now, but what else -- apart from full employment -- must it include?

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The Best Thing for the Economy, the Right Thing for the Poor

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington, Income Tax Credit, Employment, Compromise, Low Income Families, Tax Credit, Economic, Block Grant, Unemployment, Tax Cut, Tax Cuts, Economic Stimulus, Economic Activity, Stimulus Package, Economy Special Focus, Greed, Economic Stimulus Package, Marriage Penalty Relief, Food Stamps, Economic Crisis, Budget, Politics, Eitc, Congress, Fiscal Relief, Families, Stimulus, Health, Head Start, Health Insurance, Poverty, Economy, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The stars have now aligned in the midst of this economic crisis, and it is precisely the time to address the urgent issues of poverty in America.

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Bridges and Books: Bring Back the Federal Writers Project

Buz Teacher | Posted 03.09.2009 | Media

Read More: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Publishing, Business, Politics, Employment, Bookstores, Media News
Buz Teacher

The entire publishing industry is contracting very quickly and there is something we should consider doing about it: Bring back the Federal Writers Project.

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Obama's Faith Based Office an Insult to Women

Martha Burk | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Faith Based, Religion, Ledbetter, Affirmative Acation, Women's Issues, Feminist, Employment, Obama, Equality Amendment, Women's Organizations, Politics News
Martha Burk

It's not too late for President Obama to change his mind and give the majority - women - a place at the table by re-opening the White House Office on Women's Issues.

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Unemployment Takes the Bronze

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Jobs, Depression, Job Loss, Unemployment, Job Search, Great Depression, Employment, Business News
Michael B. Laskoff

After death and divorce, the most likely source of grief for most people is caused by unemployment. You can survive if you follow the old military adage: "Embrace the suck."

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Is it Time for "Job Bonds?"

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Green Jobs, Shopping, Second World War, Bonds, Employment, Economic Crisis, Jobs, Obama, Green Energy, Taxpayers, Global Economic Crisis, War Bonds, Global Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Obama Economic Stimulus Plan, Financial Crisis, Banks, World War II, Economy, Business News
Hoyt Hilsman

As we face another global crisis, maybe it's time to invest in victory over the financial crisis with bonds to create jobs -- call them "job bonds."

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Diary of a Humble Job Seeker

Val Brown | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Executive Search, Unemployment, Job Search, Work, Employment, Job Search Engines, Jobs, The ladders.com, Resumes, Interview, Headhunters, Job Cuts, Business News
Val Brown

The holy grail of job search is of course networking, and this, truly, is humbling. For me, it is the most daunting. I am not a natural networker.

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Hunting Up A Job?

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 02.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Resume, Search, Career, Work, Economy, Employment, Job, Profession, Interview, Job Hunting, Business News
Roseanne Colletti

Heed the words of legendary bank robber Willie Sutton. When asked why he robbed banks, he replied, "That's where the money is."

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Make Sure that Our Country Does Not Become Detroit

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Mortgages, Unemployment, Family, Car, Service, Employment, Foreclosures, Auto, Accountability, Recession, Barack Obama, Detroit, Economy, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Jim Wallis

My brother is the COO for the largest non-profit service provider in the city. His family's home is now worth less than their mortgage -- an experience now common to many Detroit area homeowners.

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