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On AlterNet: joblessness

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "joblessness"

Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon

Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 10, 2009.
Workers laid off early in the downturn are soon to be left without the basic sustenance of an unemployment check.

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything:

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything: "I Don't Know How I'll Make It"

Rachel Neumann, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.
Luz Guerra has already lost her job. Now she might lose her car, her home and her health insurance.

Abyss of Joblessness: The Economy Can't Improve Unless We Put People Back to Work

Abyss of Joblessness: The Economy Can't Improve Unless We Put People Back to Work

Bob Herbert, The New York Times. June 29, 2009.
How do you put together a consumer economy that works when the consumers are out of work?

1/3 Of America Is Crazy: They Think Their Jobs Are Safe

1/3 Of America Is Crazy: They Think Their Jobs Are Safe

Jill Andresky Fraser, Tomdispatch.com. March 5, 2009.
Thinking about this optimistic third of Americans, it's hard not to reach one basic conclusion: They're nuts.

Jobless in America: Stories from the Frontlines of the Economic Crisis

Jobless in America: Stories from the Frontlines of the Economic Crisis

Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. February 10, 2009.
Some among America's millions of newly unemployed vent their frustrations -- and wonder what government can do to help.