Lawrence Mishel News
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7 Things to Watch for in the Democratic Platform BattleSupporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are beginning negotiations over the official positions of the Democratic Party -- and the debate is on. A panel of 15 members -- six people chosen by Clinton, five from Sanders and four from party leadership -- met this week in Washington to kick off
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September Job Report Doesn't Address Wage and Wealth LossesUnderstanding how the high unemployment has hurt everyone by keeping wage gains down
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Bad Economy Puts Obama In Tight Spot With Young VotersYoung People Broke Records For Obama Last Cycle, Now May Stay Home In 2012.
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Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan: Buy Less, Pay Less
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain is running for president as a businessman, and he’s got something to sell the American people — an economic plan that anyone can understand. Mitt Romney’s economic plan has 59 points and is bound into a 161-page book. Cain’s...
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President Obama pushes job creation at N.C. forum
With an election 17 months away, President Obama on Monday pushed job creation to the top of his agenda but told a couple of dozen top CEOs that they'll have to boost employment without much funding from the budget-strapped U.S. government. His remarks at a meeting of his Jobs and Competitiveness
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The Presidential Planner
ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: With unemployment at 10.2 percent, President Obama will today try to refocus on his domestic agenda, holding a day-long jobs summit. Officially dubbed the Jobs and Economic Growth Forum, the White House announced the summit...
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White House Jobs Summit: Real Progress or PR Stunt?
President Obama said today that he is not interested in "taking a wait-and-see approach" when it comes to job creation, as his administration faces unemployment numbers at their worst levels since 1983. "What I'm interested in is taking action right now to help businesses create jobs right now, in
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Record Layoffs Send Workers Job Hunting
For 21 years, Michael Raynor, husband and father from New Jersey, has worked in finance. But with the looming economic recession, his job has now been cut; his last paycheck comes next week. "This is the first time I've ever not had a job," Raynor said. "And I'm 45 years old." Raynor, met with New
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Women Across the Board Dropping Jobs
Study Finds Women Leaving the Workforce Because of Economy, Not to Care for Kids