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September 4, 2007 -
According to an extensive AFL-CIO report on workplace safety, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded 5,734 workplace fatalities in 2005.
August 31, 2007 -
The week is drawing to a close, and with it coverage of the two-year anniversary of Katrina.
August 31, 2007 -
Over the past week, there have been some excellent news stories about the grim situation faced by thousands of people across the Gulf Coast post-Katrina. There have also been some "feel-good" stories -- stories that aren't necessarily wrong, but which fail to capture the strong odds facing those trying to get back on their feet in the region.
August 31, 2007 -
Two years after Katrina, the Gulf Coast isn't a very safe place to live. The following is our final installment of The Katrina Index from our, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action, released this week.
August 31, 2007 -
One of the most shocking realities on the two-year anniversary of Katrina is how little has been done to protect the region and its people from future storms.
August 30, 2007 -
From the Institute's report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action, released this week. Economy and Jobs Number of jobs lost in the New Orleans area since Hurricane Katrina: 118,000
August 30, 2007 -
On January 30th and 31st, CNN, the L.A. Times and Politico.com are hosting Democratic and Republican presidential debates. At Politico.com you can vote for questions to be asked of the candidates. ColorOfChange.org and other advocates are mounting an online campaign to get a question asked about the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (H.R. 4048), the plan we've written about before that would create 100,000 good-paying jobs in the Gulf Coast and help people rebuild their communities.