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We’re Nowhere Near the Mountaintop King Described Before His Death
by Kai Wright on April 4 2011, 11:29AM
King lent his celebrity to the black men who labored in Memphis’ refuge because they symbolized a global economy built upon exploiting black and brown people.
Topics: Economy, History, Jobs Crisis, Kai Wright
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s Financial Martial Law on Poor Cities
by Rinku Sen on March 25 2011, 10:11AM
The state’s GOP shows Wisconsin how to truly steal from workers and give to corporate power.
Topics: Detroit Schools, Economy, Rinku Sen
Only the Employed Need Apply? CBC Rep Says That Oughta Be Illegal
by Shani O. Hilton on March 21 2011, 10:53AM
Reps. Hank Johnson and Jesse Jackson, Jr., drop bill to ban hiring bias against people already out of work.
Topics: Economy, Jobs Crisis
What Now? The Next Stage in the Public Sector Unions Fight
by Lindsay Beyerstein on March 11 2011, 1:50PM
Wisconsin has killed collective bargaining, but there and in other states, the battle is still building.
Black Workers Central to National Union Battle
by Jamilah King on March 1 2011, 4:35PM
Public service workers are still standing up to union push backs.
King’s Fight for Unions Is Still Essential
by Michael Honey on February 23 2011, 9:22AM
MLK died fighting for the very rights that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and a growing number of his GOP counterparts want to take away.
Topics: Economy, History, Jobs Crisis, Wisconsin
Jesse Jackson to Wisconsin Protesters: “When We Fight, We Win”
by Kai Wright on February 19 2011, 1:00PM
Madison is looking more and more like the left’s moment of truth.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, Wisconsin
Showdown in Wisconsin: Round Up of Reporting on Union Fight
by Raquel Brown on February 18 2011, 5:55PM
Thousands swarm the Capitol to fight back as new GOP Gov. Scott Walker tries to end collective bargaining for public workers.
Who Are All These Evil Public Workers? Black People
by Kai Wright on February 18 2011, 11:53AM
National data suggests black folks’ jobs hang in the balance of the increasingly ugly fight over public workers unions.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, Wisconsin
by Yvonne Yen Liu on February 17 2011, 9:46AM
A new study from Colorlines’ publisher, the Applied Research Center, reveals deep inequity in the food system.
Topics: Economy, How We Eat
How To Create Crisis: Build An Economy on the Greed of the Rich
by Imara Jones on February 11 2011, 10:18AM
Instability always follows inequality. The technocrats know it, but our leaders still don’t care.
Topics: Economy, Jobs Crisis, Wealth Gap
Backward Mobility and America’s Broken Promises
by Kai Wright on February 10 2011, 9:28AM
The recession is wiping out the jobs, homes, and dreams of the black middle class. There’s a lesson for our whole economy in that fact.
Topics: Economy, Jobs Crisis, Kai Wright, Wealth Gap
Have Behavioral Economists Ever Met a Poor Person?
by Channing Kennedy on February 3 2011, 3:49PM
It’s no secret that America’s safety net is quickly evaporating.
Topics: Economy
Youth, Joblessness and Revolution in Egypt—and America?
by Kai Wright on February 2 2011, 12:51PM
We’ve got a generation of marginalized and increasingly frustrated youth here, too.
Topics: Economy, Egypt, Kai Wright
Happy Days Are Here Again—As Long As You Ignore the Jobs Crisis
by Imara Jones on January 31 2011, 11:00AM
The economy’s growing, Wall Street’s rallying, and the administration says no new recession. None of that is real, says Imara Jones.
Topics: Economy, Jobs Crisis
Stuff the President DIDN’T Say in the State of the Union
by Kai Wright on January 26 2011, 4:09PM
There are many tough choices coming up, and consumer protection may be the biggest.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, State of the Union
The State of Our Union Is Weak, But the 2012 Campaign Begins Now
by Kai Wright on January 24 2011, 10:36AM
But do we have two years to wait for real jobs investments while elections unfold?
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, State of the Union
Ohio Man With Golden Voice Tells His Tale of Jobless Crisis
by Jorge Rivas on January 4 2011, 3:04PM
Homeless man in Columbus, OH with a golden voice reminds us unemployment numbers are real for people of color.
Topics: Economy, Jobs Crisis
New Orleans Dumps FEMA Trailers—and Maybe the People in Them
by Julianne Hing on January 3 2011, 3:37PM
The new tough-on-blight policy doesn’t mean the city will help people work out stable housing.
Topics: Economy
Amid Recession and War, Grandparents Fill Voids With Love
by Katti Gray on December 23 2010, 12:51PM
Katti Gray profiles families who don’t have much more than each other this holiday season, but are getting by with that much.
Topics: Economy
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