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Category: Employment

Let’s not forget the miners in the coal debate

May 12, 2010 Arthur Lieber Employment, Energy, History, States 2 comments

One of the challenges President Franklin Roosevelt faced in fashioning the New Deal was determining which sections of the nation were most in need

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Trying to make America more self-sustaining – Part II

April 16, 2010 Arthur Lieber Economy, Employment, Government Leave a comment

Perhaps more importantly, he or she needs to produce “more smartly.” In other words, as a society we must ensure that what is produced meets at least the basic needs of all citizens.

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Trying to make America more self-sustaining

April 2, 2010 Arthur Lieber Economy, Employment 2 comments

It’s so obvious when it’s personalized. It’s dinner-time for the family. Let’s say that you have five mouths to feed, but as you check the cupboard you see that you only have food for three.

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Stop the China job drain

March 31, 2010 Madonna Gauding Congress, Employment, Government Leave a comment

We are just beginning to piece together the various causes for the current recession, from sub-prime lending, to reckless behavior on Wall Street, to

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Middle class poverty and the job-scarce American economy

March 12, 2010 Madonna Gauding Economy, Employment 2 comments

Peter S. Goodman’s recent article in the New York Times, “The New Poor: Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs,” paints a bleak picture

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UCubed: A New Union for the Unemployed

March 5, 2010 Madonna Gauding Congress, Employment, Obama, Politics 2 comments

I’m really hoping this catches on because it provides local support and empowerment for the unemployed while simultaneously strengthening their political voice on the

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Letting go of our economic myths and fantasies

March 5, 2010 Madonna Gauding Economy, Employment, Politics Leave a comment

America is supposed to be the land of opportunity, where people who work hard can create wealth and security for themselves and their families.

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Bob’s Red Mill owner gives company to employees

February 23, 2010 Madonna Gauding Employment, Good government 8 comments

Bob Moore, a retired automobile service manager and advocate of healthy eating, founded Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods with his wife Charlee, in 1978.

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