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Greek Youth Unemployment Above 60%

2013-05-16T14:46:49Z

Greek Youth Unemployment Rises Above 60
Percent<[link]>

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek youth unemployment rose above 60 percent for the
first time in February, reflecting the pain caused by the country's
crippling recession after years of austerity under its international

US share of jobless young adults surpasses much of Europe

2013-05-06T02:58:38Z

*The Idled Young
Americans<[link]>
**DAVID LEONHARDT, NY Tiimes,* May 3, 2013
...

For all of Europe’s troubles — a left-right combination of sclerotic labor
markets and austerity — the United States has quietly surpassed much of

‘Substantial Increases’ in Suicide Rate for Middle-Aged Americans--Recession is Likely Source

2013-05-07T12:30:38Z

*W*<[link]>
*hat's Behind ‘Substantial Increases’ in Suicide Rate for Middle-Aged
Americans?<[link]>

Fwd: How a student took on eminent economists on debt issue-and won; Did a Spreadsheet Error Cost You Your Job?

2013-04-19T16:21:13Z

How a student took on eminent economists on debt issue - and
won<[link]>By
Edward Krudy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Thomas Herndon, a student at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst's doctoral program in economics, spotted possible

Manufacturing Job Loss is Not Inevitable; Importance of Manufacturing

2013-04-18T16:00:39Z

Howard Wial | February 22, 2012
Manufacturing Job Loss is Not Inevitable
<[link]>

Jobs Alone Do Not Explain the Importance of
Manufacturing<[link]>

Former Labor Secretary Reich on proposal to cut SS benefits

2013-04-11T21:20:39Z

Robert Reich on Chained CPI (the proposal to cut Social Security
benefits)
<[link]>

[Reich is former Labor Secretary , Clinton Adm.]

--
National Jobs for All Coalition
[link]

Minimum Wage Doesn't Affect Jobs Much. Why?

2013-04-05T13:17:08Z

Why Does the Minimum Wage Have No Discernible Effect on
Employment?<[link]>

February 2013, John Schmitt

The employment effect of the minimum wage is one of the most studied topics
in all of economics. This report examines the most recent wave of this

Worker safety: another reason for "jobs for all"

2013-04-01T16:14:56Z

As OSHA Emphasizes Safety, Long-Term Health Risks Fester [report on a toxic
glue]

OSHA, the watchdog agency that many Americans love to hate and industry
often faults as overzealous, has largely ignored long-term threats. By Ian
Urbina March 30, 2013
....
"Officials of the Franklin Corporation, a cushion plant in Houston, Miss.,

Nader: Walmart and a higher minimum wage--shoppers need more income

2013-03-26T14:28:44Z

Walmart Bosses and the Minimum
Wage<[link]>
by RALPH NADER
....

I think Walmart will follow businesses like Costco, the Women’s Chamber of
Commerce, and the booming Busboys and Poets restaurants in supporting a
higher minimum wage. Remember Walmart executives are all about the numbers

Political Dominance by the Affluent & Business Undermines Economic Mobility

2013-03-17T14:03:51Z

Stacked Deck<[link]>:
How the Dominance of Politics by the Affluent & Business Undermines
Economic Mobility in
America by: David Callahan & J. Mijin Cha Dēmos.org

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....
This paper offers an overview of the interplay between declining upward

Wealth Inequality in America--video

2013-03-15T23:04:04Z

not only is wealth distributed unevenly, but ...it is much, much worse than
we think.
<[link]>
--
National Jobs for All Coalition
[link]

the financial transfer tax: good for revenue, good for effect on speculation

2013-03-01T18:39:48Z

The .03% Solution
<[link]> Jesse
Eisinger ProPublica, Feb. 6, 2013

The unwritten rule of Washington debates about taxing and spending is to
never consider anything new. But wouldn't it be wonderful if the pressure
of the next few months' debate changed that?

What's to like about the proposed minimum-wage hike? Almost everything.

2013-02-18T17:38:07Z

Minimum Wage 101 <[link]> Mike
Konczal February 14, 2013
Interview with Arindrajit Dube, who studies labor markets and the minimum
wage.

What's to like about the proposed minimum-wage hike? Almost everything.
....

To the extent that the minimum wage makes the lowest paid jobs better, it

Reducing U.S. trade deficits will generate a manufacturing-based recovery

2013-02-12T14:58:39Z

Reducing U.S. trade deficits will generate a manufacturing-based
recovery<[link]>
for
the United States and Ohio

Ending currency manipulation by China and others is the place to start By
Robert E. Scott, Helene Jorgensen, and Doug Hall | February 7, 2013

Americans Prefer to Raise Payroll Taxes and Increase Social Security Benefits, unlike Congress

2013-02-05T21:59:49Z

Americans Make Hard Choices on Social Security, Prefer to Raise Payroll
Taxes and Increase
Benefits<[link]>
Survey finds sharp contrast between what Americans want and what lawmakers
are talking *about *January 31, 2013