How Unemployment Really Works
How to reduce the unemployment rolls Derek in Accounts Payable was an excitable type, but only to a certain extent. When he rounded the corner to speak to Jason, his boss, colleague and friend he … Read more
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What Job Creation Numbers Don’t Tell Us
“Job creation” is happening, sure, but what kind of jobs? Have you noticed “the powers that be” employ an entirely different standard for measuring the health of America’s job market than they use for the … Read more
A New Voice of Morality Responds Bluntly to Right-Wing Rants Against Anti-Poverty Programs
Despite so-called recovery, poverty is worse The bluebirds of happiness are chirping away in our nation’s treetops these days, for America is now in the fifth year of economic recovery. Let’s all sing “Happy Days … Read more
The Chilling Reality of America’s Worsening Jobs Crisis
Jobs crisis over! Hiring increase for receptionists, waiters, clerks, temp workers… At last, some excellent economic news for folks long-mired in the jobs crisis and stagnant labor market! At least, those were the headlines recently … Read more
Lost Journal: Forewarning of Firing Feels Frightening
Journal entry: July 2, 2001 (age 32) Ah, the dotcom bubble. Over the past year, it’s introduced me to the highest salary I’ve ever had, the first stock options I’ve ever been offered, and the … Read more