Economy
November 17, 2009 -
When news broke yesterday that the U.S.
November 6, 2009 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Last spring, when the ink was barely dry on the $787 billionAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), there was alreadyconcern about an emerging frenzy of lobbying on behalf of corporationsseeking a slice of the stimulus pie.
November 3, 2009 -
Wal-Mart's policy of punishing workers for taking sick leave risks spreading swine flu.
November 2, 2009 -
More than 200 West Virginia coal miners over the age of 40 -- including more than 80 members of the United Mine Workers of America -- will share in an $8.75 million settlement in an age discrimination lawsuit they filed three years ago.
October 29, 2009 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Key portions of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment
October 23, 2009 -
"These jobs are going boys, and they ain't coming back." -- Bruce Springstein, "My Hometown"