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Raising the Minimum Wage: The Debate Begins... Again

Jared Bernstein | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics
Jared Bernstein

Those who want to tout their preference for the EITC to lift the pay of low earners must explicitly call for an increase. In doing so, they are calling for more redistribution from taxpayers to low-income workers. I'm fine with that, but is the oped page of the WSJ?

Bill Clinton's Big Message to America

Brent Budowsky | Posted 11.21.2012 | Politics
Brent Budowsky

Do we want to return to America to losing 700,000 jobs a month, which is what President Obama inherited, or continue creating new jobs every month, which is what President Obama began?

Bill Clinton Was Right That Dems Create More Jobs Than GOPers -- and Here's the Scoreboard for Good Jobs Making Real Things

Colin Gordon | Posted 11.20.2012 | Politics
Colin Gordon

Since World War II, Democratic administrations have, on average, added between 160,000 and 250,000 manufacturing jobs each year they have been in office. Republican administrations have lost manufacturing jobs at about the same rate.

6 Essential Steps To Moving Past Your Fears

Nancy Sherr | Posted 11.13.2012 | Fifty
Nancy Sherr

Fear never goes away, and big life changes never fail to manifest. Both are constant; both are guaranteed. All we can do is lean into the change -- albeit fearful and trembling -- determined to emerge healthy, happy and whole on the other side.

How Your Loss Can Transform You

Robin Amos Kahn | Posted 10.24.2012 | Healthy Living
Robin Amos Kahn

Truth: Your loss will transform you. This is the experience, and it is what it is. The transformation is often for the better. Not always, but usually -- especially if we find ways to get out of our own way.

Destruction At The Hands Of Bain Capital -- Who's Really Responsible?

Cheri Bustos | Posted 09.23.2012 | Chicago
Cheri Bustos

Leaders in Congress who profess a commitment to creating good-paying jobs, should also stand up to keep the ones we already have and fight to get the those lost back on American soil.

Scott Walker's Walking Papers? Wisconsin Recall Effort Approaches Climax

Don C. Reed | Posted 07.31.2012 | Politics
Don C. Reed

On June 5, this Tuesday, who will come to the voting booths? Will it be supporters of stem cell research for a cure -- or those who would ban what began in Wisconsin? As a stem cell research supporter myself, I regard Scott Walker as a dedicated enemy of America's hopes for cure research.

Should There Be a "Sell By" Date for Presidential JOBS Responsibility?

Frank A. Weil | Posted 07.24.2012 | Politics
Frank A. Weil

There is no legitimate basis for concluding that Obama has failed American workers. Bush and changes in the global economy did that. These indisputable facts point to the vital question of when a president should be held responsible for job destruction and creation.

It's Easier To Get Over The Death Of A Spouse Than Long-Term Unemployment

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.07.2012 | Business

Stay unemployed long enough, and you don't just bounce back once a job rolls around. People who have been out of work a long time tend to be unhapp...

Paul Krugman: Job Loss Under Bush Much Worse Than Under Obama

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.23.2012 | Business

As much as the job market has suffered under President Obama, his record up to this point is still better than that of his predecessor. That's the...

Charter School Fires Entire Teaching Staff

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.06.2012 | Business

Layoffs may be on the wane, but they haven't stopped entirely. Just ask the teachers at Philadelphia's Frontier Virtual Charter High School. On Mar...

Men Have Gained Almost All Of The Recovery's Jobs

Posted 04.04.2012 | Business

The recession may have hit men particularly hard, but they've been the runaway winners during the recovery. Men have landed 88 percent of the jobs...

What One Percenters Are Worried About

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.14.2012 | Business

Worried about losing your job? Afraid you'll hit retirement age with nothing in the bank? The richest people in America apparently feel your pain. ...

Stop Giving the Entertainment Industry the Silent Treatment

Austin Beutner | Posted 04.24.2012 | Los Angeles
Austin Beutner

We're enjoying the acclaim given to The Artist, a picture that gives tribute to the Hollywood of yesteryear. But the same town is doing little to speak up for the entertainment industry and to sustain its presence in Southern California.

'I Watched My Mom Lose Her Job And Struggle To Pay Bills For 2 Years'

| Jennifer Gonzales-Romero | Posted 11.09.2012 | Teen

This is a teen-written article from our friends at L.A. Youth, a nonprofit organization that uses media as a tool for young people to examine themselv...

Many With Only High School Diploma Laid Off During Weak Recovery

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.09.2012 | Business

For many in the United States, the two years since the end of the recession have been worse than the downturn itself. Among those Americans with o...

Teenage Workers Hit Hardest By Recession's Job Losses

Reuters | Posted 03.24.2012 | Business

* Fewer than half who lost jobs got another * New jobs often paid less * Teens hard-hit by weak job market ...

Nearly All Who Lost Jobs In The Recession Are Worse Off Now: Poll

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.02.2011 | Business

The economy is technically in recovery, but for a vast number of Americans, things are worse now than they were three years ago. A recent poll of A...

Honda's ASIMO Robot -- A Future Job Killer?

Martin Ford | Posted 01.14.2012 | Technology
Martin Ford

A lot of people have jobs that are safe from automation not because they are especially advanced or creative, but because they involve skills such as dexterity and hand-eye coordination that are currently beyond the capability of machines. Things are changing. Fast.

Seriously Delinquent Mortgages Again On The Rise

Posted 11.29.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON - Borrowers are making their mortgage payments on time more frequently compared to a year ago, but delinquency rates remain elevated as...

Moving Beyond Job Loss

Estelle Cimino | Posted 09.17.2011 | San Francisco
Estelle Cimino

The bottom line emotional reaction to job loss in today's economy is fear. These ten steps may very well help you to heal and move beyond job loss.

Cisco May Cut Thousands Of Jobs

Posted 09.11.2011 | Technology

(Reuters) - Networking equipment company Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) could eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs, or about 14 percent of its workforce, to...

The US Congress: Where It Pays to Deceive

Timothy Karr | Posted 08.28.2011 | Technology
Timothy Karr

70 House Democrats just signed on to an industry letter that is so riddled with misinformation about AT&T's proposed merger with T-Mobile it's shocking that anyone would put their name on it.

'Are You There God? It's Me, Jobless'

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Shira Hirschman Weiss

Faith is in a precarious perch for the religious and jobless. While some fall despondent from repeated rejection and thwarted efforts, others cling to faith and turn fervently to prayer.

7 Disturbing Charts From One Of The Weakest Decades On Record

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

The last ten years certainly weren't pretty. The last decade was "one of the weakest on record" for GDP and job growth, according to Rebecca Thies...