Jobs report indicates "more work" needed
Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its employment report for February. The 236,000 new jobs might have been "better than expected," but are still inadequate.
To guarantee life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, tax the rich
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are rights written into the U.S. Declaration of Independence, to be pursued as goals for free citizens living in a democratic society.
Crumbling bridges, rotting pipes and a jobless economy
A public works program would create thousands of jobs and repair the nation's crumbling infrastructure.
DOL official: Economy ‘not normal,’ recovery way too long
WASHINGTON (PAI) -- The current economy is "not normal," unemployment affects different groups of people than it did before, and the recovery - in terms of the joblessness numbers - will take longer than it did in prior slumps, the Labor Department's top economist says.
New Deal 2.0
There are millions of unemployed ready to go to work today. The only missing element is someone to hire them.
A ragged process
Slightly over a year ago, the American people elected a young African American to the presidency and increased the Democratic majorities in the Congress.
