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Cancer Patient Faces End Of Insurance

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Sandra Ingram's health in...

How The Government Is Swallowing The Economy: U.S. News

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


You know about the bailouts, the stimulus plan, cash for clunkers, and moola for mansions. But for all the anxiety they've caused, those government gi...

Jobless Recovery: New York Times Op-Ed On The Worst Job Market Since WWII

nytimes.com | NYT | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


If you are looking for an economic recovery you can believe in, the October employment report is not for you. ...

Elizabeth Warren: We Rescued The Top Of The System, Left The Bottom To Fend For Itself (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


Elizabeth Warren, the chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel charged with monitoring the bank bailout, was on Morning Joe Friday morning to dig in...

Jobs Report: Unemployment Breaks 10%

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


Jill Schlesinger

For the first time since 1983, over 1 out of every 10 American is out of work. How's that for starting your Friday with some sobering news?

Homebuyer Credit And Unemployment Extension Bills To Be Signed By Obama

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers...

Unemployment Rate Hits 10 Percent For The First Time Since 1983

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only...

Why We Need Even More Stimulus

Robert Reich | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business


Robert Reich

2009-11-05-reich2.jpgObama must return to Congress for more stimulus spending. Here's how he should sell it.

Health Care Reform is Critically Important, But Getting Americans Back to Work is More So

Robert Reich | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


Robert Reich

The optimist in me says Obama can pivot off a health-care victory and launch some new initiatives that palpably and quickly spur job growth. The realist says there aren't any such initiatives.

Left, Right & Center: Live from the Broad Stage in Santa Monica

Huff TV | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics


Huff TV

Watch as Arianna and her Left, Right & Center co-panelists take on the economy, health care, Afghanistan, Iraq and Obama, during a special live taping...

The Hapless Struggle: Trying to Meet All Your Responsibilities Equally!

Judith M. Bardwick | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living


Judith M. Bardwick

As a nation we need to do a better job of increasing the well-being of our people.

The Case For More Stimulus: NYT

New York Times | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


The consensus among economists is that the recession is over, and, technically, the herd is probably right. Corporate profitability has been boosted b...

7,000 Americans Run Out Of Unemployment Benefits Every Day

Yahoo! Finance | Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.Com Senior Writer | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


Another day, another 7,000 people run out of unemployment benefits....

The Government Needs to Take the Reins In Job Creation

Sen. Arlen Specter | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Sen. Arlen Specter

Recent signs of recovery and those who say the recession is over are cold comfort for the millions who are still searching for work or have stopped looking. Their world is bound by paying the bills and raising families.

Why States Like Michigan Are Failing

Susan J. Demas | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Susan J. Demas

How does our state rebuild when a quarter or a third of our citizens don't receive the help they need from the state so they can get a job, see a doctor, stay in school, keep their homes or eat dinner tonight?

Frank Rich: Goldman Can Spare You A Dime

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


As leader of the Wall Street pack, Goldman declared surging profits, keeping it on track to dispense a record $23 billion in bonuses for 2009. But mos...

Most Hires Have Always Been Transitory

Samuel H. Williamson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Samuel H. Williamson

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Young in America

David D. Burstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


David D. Burstein

By most indicators young people are the most adversely affected age group by the economic crisis, the most at risk when it comes to health care coverage, and the deepest in debt.

Unemployment Insurance Extension Blocked By GOP -- Again

Washington Independent | Mike Lillis | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


Last week, Senate Democratic leaders rolled out a proposal to extend unemployment insurance by 14 weeks -- with an extra six weeks thrown in for those...

Women and People of Color Down for the Count in Jobless Recovery

Arlene Holt Baker | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home


Arlene Holt Baker

A close look at the unemployment figures shows that while white males are taking it on the chin in this recession, women and people of color are down ...

New York Department of Labor Offers Facebook, Twitter As Free Job Search Options

NY1 | Asa Aarons | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York


Free computer and online access is being provided at the New York State Department of Labor as a way to match the unemployed with companies that are h...

For 37,000 New York Unemployed, Benefits Will Soon Lapse

nytimes.com | Patrick McGeehan | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York


Tens of thousands of New Yorkers have had the unfortunate distinction of collecting unemployment benefits longer than anyone in the state's history. B...

Recession Creating A Lost Generation; Young People Can't Find Jobs

BusinesWeek | Peter Coy | Posted 10.11.2009 | Business


Bright, eager -- and unwanted. While unemployment is ravaging just about every part of the global workforce, the most enduring harm is being done to y...

The Statistics Of The Great Recession

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.10.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — A year ago this weekend, the Dow Jones industrial average had just finished a slow-motion crash. Over eight days, it fell 2,400 point...

Herminia Rojas: Homeless Mom Travels Over Two Hours Daily To Educate Her Children

nydailynews.com | Rachel Monahan | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York


She's got no job, no apartment, no husband - but Herminia Rojas is making sure her kids have something: a decent education. The 41-year-old newly hom...