Obama: Fair taxes on the rich will pay for jobs
President Obama today called for using $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue raised from the wealthy to pay for the American Jobs Act he proposed last week.
Demanding economic reform, hundreds "occupy" Wall Street
More than 1,000 people, mostly young and college educated, came together Sept. 17 to occupy Wall Street.
Sharp rise in foreclosure notices
Home foreclosures grew sharply in August, a marked 33 percent increase after slowing to a trickle over the last year, making it the sharpest rise in four years.
Congressional Progressive Caucus presents jobs plan
Following up on speak-outs it organized around the country during the summer the Congressional Progressive Caucus Sept. 13 unveiled a far-reaching Rebuild the American Dream Framework, focusing on six areas for immediate and long-term job creation.
Jackson: Jobs needed as state cuts endanger lives
People want to move from welfare to work, but the requirements to make that transition are missing.
Poverty rate rises to 15.1 percent, number of uninsured to 50 million
The Census Bureau is reporting that the number of Americans in poverty jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010, a 27-year high.
President demands lawmakers pass $447 billion jobs bill
Republicans, as expected, are already throwing wrenches into the works, with all of the GOP presidential candidates essentially trashing the proposal.
Thousands show up for Black Caucus jobs fair (video)
Video highlights from the Congressional Black Caucus jobs fair/town hall meeting held on Aug. 31 here at the Crenshaw Christian Center with more than 500 people in attendance. An estimated 20,000 showed up for the CBC's jobs fair earlier that day.
Labor-backed think tank: Another lost generation?
When it comes to income and net wealth, the years since 1983 have been a "lost generation" for all but the richest 5 percent of the U.S., say Larry Mishel and Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute.
Philadelphia says: Heal America, tax Wall Street
Over 100 rallied outside the downtown office of Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., Sept. 1 to deliver the message.
