Economy
March 10, 2010 -
As I noted in my piece yesterday on why Obama and Democrats need to get serious about job creation if they want to improve their fortunes in the South, today the government
March 3, 2010 -
Late yesterday, Kentucky Republican Sen. Jim Bunning relented on a multi-day filibuster that was holding up passage of a bill including a 30-day extension on unemployment benefits.
March 3, 2010 -
By Jake DaSilva, Labor Notes
March 1, 2010 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Critics of the $787 billion Recovery Act complain it is not doingenough to revive the economy, but they rarely ask why the companiesthat are receiving stimulus contracts and grants are not hiring morepeople. Now one of those recipients is facing a growing controversyover its employment practices in a case that helps explain why jobsremain in short supply.