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Do Jobless Benefits Raise Unemployment? Although the Obama-GOP tax deal extends unemployment benefits, it probably will not dissuade many jobless from seeking work. |
Salon.com January 11, 2002 Damien Cave |
The dangers of overstimulation The right time to jump-start the economy may already have passed... |
Reason April 2007 David Weigel |
Reformers vs. the Old Guard Will fiscal conservatives retake the GOP? Here are four key members to watch in Congress. |
Job Journal December 14, 2003 James E. Challenger |
Terrorism's Legacy A look at how 9/11 has affected jobseekers and the market for their skills. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Blaming Laziness and Entitlements for High Unemployment Is unemployment high because Congress pays the unemployed to sit on their butts, or is there another explanation? |
Insurance & Technology January 28, 2010 |
Full Text: Obama's State of the Union Address The following are remarks U.S. President Barack Obama made during his State of the Union Wednesday before a joint session of Congress in Washington. |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Morgan Housel |
It's So Much Better (Or Worse) Than You Think Most of the economy isn't doing that bad. A small group is pulling the averages down. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Dao & Loungani |
The Tragedy of Unemployment Governments can do more to alleviate joblessness and its human costs. |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Ilan Moscovitz |
This Is Killing the Recovery Why Washington won't fix the economy, and how it affects you. |
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010 Ryan Donmoyer |
Brinkmanship Over the Bush Tax Cuts High-income Americans could be the beneficiaries of a looming fight over whether to extend or let expire the Bush-era tax cuts. |
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Peter Coy |
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier. |
Reason November 2008 Veronique de Rugy |
Fear of a Unified Government What happens to federal spending when the Democrats control both Congress and the presidency? |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Jill Wechsler |
New Ballgame in Washington Republican gains in Congress create uncertainty for health reform, drug regulation, and biomedical research |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 John Keller |
Taking the Pulse of Defense Spending As the war in Iraq has become a political sore spot, we can expect the Pentagon's leaders to hunker down to the status quo on military spending at least through the presidential election in November |
BusinessWeek January 20, 2011 Anna Edney |
The Doctors in the House Have an Agenda Republican physician-lawmakers want to dismantle a Medicare cost-cutting board that could hit doctors in their wallets. |
BusinessWeek November 4, 2010 Tackett & Dorning |
Voters to Republicans: Don't Get Too Comfortable The lesson of the midterms may be that voters no longer trust incumbents and are willing to keep shifting the balance of power. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009. |
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Mike Dorning |
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats? After tax income is declining for many. That may be a better predictor of how Democrats will fare in midterm elections than unemployment. |
Job Journal September 5, 2010 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job Market Recovery is Stronger Than Many Think Compared to previous recessions, the job market is recovering quickly. |
BusinessWeek June 16, 2011 Mike Dorning |
Stuck in Jobs: The New Swing Voters If President Obama wants to keep his job, Americans may first have to feel more confident about quitting theirs. |
BusinessWeek November 11, 2010 Rowley & Donmoyer |
What Will Washington's Lame Ducks Do? The issues facing the returning outbound congresspeople, and what to expect. |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Unemployed in Europe European countries can take a number of steps to protect vulnerable groups from unemployment and help reduce income inequality. |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Jobless Claims Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data. Jobless claims data can give you a quick snapshot of the overall economy through its workforce. |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2011 Morgan Housel |
7 Charts That Sum Up Our Jobs Mess Misery, in pictures. There is no economic law that says that everyone, or even most people, automatically benefit from technological progress. |
Job Journal January 11, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Incentive or Insult? Would $3000 grants pay off for most of the unemployed? |
BusinessWeek March 10, 2011 Rich Miller |
What Will the Jobless Rate Be on Election Day? Economists are split on the likely state of the job market in late 2012. |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2010 Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Alexandra Starr |
Democrats: A Hill Too Far? Not so long ago, Democrats were bragging that they could win back the Senate this November -- and it didn't seem like bravado. Now, two seats short of a Senate majority, the party faces a risk of backsliding. |
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Richard S. Dunham |
As Power Shifts, So Do The Dollars The Democrats are getting more PAC funds this election season. |
Financial Advisor January 2011 Eric Rasmussen |
Thawing Out Expect the slow economic recovery to continue in 2011. |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2011 |
Megan McArdle on Stimulus, Politics, and What Washington Is Getting Right The senior editor for The Atlantic opens up at the Fool's 2011 Investing Conference. |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
Treasury's Geithner on the State of the Economy Maria Bartiromo talks to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the current state of the economy. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2010 Morgan Housel |
The Popular Lunacy of Blaming Those Lazy Unemployed Funny solutions by Robert Barro. |
Salon.com December 5, 2002 Jennifer Foote Sweeney |
No children allowed President Bush wants welfare recipients to marry -- but not have kids. |
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Robert J. Barro |
Why Are the Dems Griping About Jobs? As the election nears, a fair assessment is that the U.S. economy is actually doing well and that jobs are being created at a pretty fair clip. |
Investment Advisor November 19, 2010 Melanie Waddell |
GOP House Will Attempt to Rein in Health Care, Dodd-Frank Republicans will urge SEC, other regulators, to 'go easy' in interpreting Dodd-Frank |
Salon.com September 5, 2001 Robert Scheer |
What George doesn't know The president fails to realize that the only way out of this economic slowdown is government spending... |
Job Journal January 17, 2010 |
2010 Job Market Outlook: Job Growth Begins to Take Hold as Employers Gain Confidence 2009 began with the largest downsizing the American job market has received in over a decade. With all future forecasts predicting job growth, the question remains, when will job creation finally begin to outpace job elimination? |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Deja Vu All over Again But unlike the early '90s, hiring now will take longer to turn around |
Reason February 2003 John J. Pitney Jr. |
Gone With the Vote For the GOP in the South, Reconstruction isn't quite over. A half-century ago, Southern Democrats campaigned by opposing color-blind laws, stirring up racial fears, and silencing those who opposed them. They still do. |
Salon.com June 30, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform chic What made 33 Republicans suddenly change their minds about a bill that cracks down on stealth PACs? |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 April Taylor |
Election Day Winners & Losers -- Stock Edition Was your favorite stock an election night winner or loser? |
Job Journal June 2, 2013 John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Labor Shortage Looms While Millions Jobless How can we have staffing shortages when millions are unemployed? A multitude of mismatches are to blame. |
Reason December 2008 Matt Welch |
Back to the Barricades Free markets are under attack again. |
Reason January 2009 Matt Welch |
Obama's Numbers The president-elect has promised to make his math add up. Therein lies a glimmer of possibility. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2011 Morgan Housel |
What if We're Headed for a Recession? Four things to think about if the bears are right. |
Salon.com November 12, 2002 Robert Scheer |
Showtime for the GOP Just remember, guys, no more excuses about Democrats obstructing the Republican platform. Your bluff has been called. |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Salant et al. |
The Republicans' Money Momentum The GOP is out-raising Democrats in races for open Senate and House seats, a sign of more trouble for Obama's party in November. |
Salon.com July 17, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Democratic bigots The latest GOP fad is pointing out that Democrats can hate people, too. |
Reason June 2007 Gillespie et al. |
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