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Why Low Minimum Wages Kill Jobs and Crush Living Standards for Everyone

Marshall Auerback, AlterNet. April 24, 2012.

Contrary to right-wing propaganda, decent pay for workers helps the economy and boosts job creation.

Capitalism's Dirty Secret: Corporations Don't Create Jobs, They Destroy Them

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. April 3, 2012.

If we want good jobs and long-term career opportunities, we have to tame the wild horses of big business.

3 Reasons Short-term Politics Can't Solve a Long-Run Jobs Crisis

Bo Cutter, December 20, 2011.

Can our broken political system focus anytime soon on a real problem? With a eurozone storm looming, we've no time to wait.

Why the Super Committee is Super Illegitimate

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. November 21, 2011.

Members of Congress can't serve big money donors and the general public at the same time.

For Women, the Jobs Crisis Is Only Going to Get Worse

Eileen Appelbaum, AlterNet. May 10, 2011.

Working in different occupations made women less vulnerable to job losses during the crash, but it now threatens to penalize them as the economy recovers.

Candidates Across U.S. Attack Jobs and Tax Dollars Going Overseas but Ignore the Real Heart of the Problem

Lori Wallach, Todd Tucker, AlterNet. October 29, 2010.

We're facing an unprecedented jobs crisis fueled by offshoring, but the politicians’ 30-second television ads do not explain why this is happening.

Crazy Economists Are Still Defending The Wall Street Bailout As The Recession Gets Worse

Dean Baker, AlterNet. August 6, 2010.

Economists are still spinning fairy tales so they can celebrate bank bailouts. Too bad everybody's still broke and out of work.

Inaction by Congress Deepens the Jobs Crisis

Zach Carter, The Media Consortium. July 7, 2010.

The jobs crisis is getting worse. Why won't Congress do anything about it?

Congress's Attempt at Financial Reform Is Very Weak Broth

Zach Carter, Media Consortium. December 16, 2009.

The latest efforts to reform Wall Street don't away with too-big-to-fail banks, and that's a big problem -- here's what progressives are saying about it.

The GOP\'s Stupid Plan for Curing the Jobs Crisis: Lay Off More Government Employees

Dave Johnson, December 31, 1969.


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