Work and Economy
March 7, 2008 -
Si, Se Puede" may be becoming an over-used Presidential campaign slogan, but the message of "Yes, We Can" still has meaning for members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida.
March 7, 2008 -
Today's job report coming out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has some grim news: for the first time in eight five years*, the country has seen two straight months of job losses. The net job loss for February was 22,000.
February 19, 2008 -
In a telling follow-up to my last post on states slashing budgets to trim deficits, Jordan Green at YES!
November 19, 2007 -
There are many, but USA Today points to one particularly relevant to workers in search of a holiday this week:
October 4, 2007 -
We've reported before about how the national housing crisis uniquely impacts the South. New evidence comes from the housing numbers released last week by the Census Bureau.
October 2, 2007 -
This year, the U.S.
September 24, 2007 -
It's no secret that young people are drowning in debt. Two-thirds of 20-somethings are in hock, usually a mix of college loans and credit card debt.