Capitalism and Economy
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 7/23/10
On July 22 the House of Representatives voted 272-152 to extend the Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) and Extended Benefits (EB) programs...
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 7/17/10
On July 15, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that another 250,000 unemployed were cut from federal unemployment insurance rolls.
Staff | Saint Paul, MN | 7/10/10
On July 8, members of the Welfare Rights Committee (WRC) gathered outside the Ramsey County welfare office, holding signs and passing out fliers urging...
Masao Suzuki | San Jose, CA | 7/09/10
On July 8, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that almost 350,000 unemployed were dropped from federal unemployment insurance rolls.
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 7/04/10
On Friday, July 2, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that 125,000 jobs were lost in June. While the official unemployment rate fell from 9.7% in May...
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 7/02/10
On June 24, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the number of people receiving Federal Extended Benefits fell by 375,000 in a single week.
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 6/25/10
On June 24, Republican Senators, along with Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson blocked a vote on extending Federal Unemployment Insurance benefits. After the 57...
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 6/21/10
On June 18, a Republican filibuster, aided by pro-war independent Joe Lieberman and Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson, blocked an extension of federal...
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 6/07/10
On June 4, the Department of Labor reported that there were 431,000 more jobs in May than the month before. But almost all of these new jobs were...
Staff | Newark, NJ | 6/03/10
The Community Coalition against Foreclosure and Homelessness rallied here, May 22, to demand that effective measures be taken by government to help...
Re: Fight continues to end censorship, get Ricardo Palmera supporter back on Facebook
i was disabled from facebook too. because they claimed i was one of the admins of a group...
Re: Say no to border militarization
First of all, people dying in an attempt to enter the United States is not the same as the...
Re: Arizona protests say no to SB1070
Thanks for the article. I wonder if the situation was similar in Phoenix? At the height,...
Re: Send a birthday greeting to Ricardo Palmera, the kidnapped Colombian rebel locked in a U.S. Supermax
Los gringos no tienen ningun derecho para capturar y mantener en carceles a extranjeros....
Re: Solidarity with undocumented youth arrested for supporting DREAM Act
We need more debate about the DREAM act's merits and what the strategy is. Some good...