The numbers can be grim — longevity, disease outcomes, death by violence, absent fathers, unemployment, imprisonment... Being a Black male, man or boy, in Boston is rough. Tito Jackson is working on that complex status. He came on Left … [Read more...]
Senate GOP Says “Let Them Eat Cake” To 1.5M Unemployed
Are Americans being held hostage by the GOP once again? For over 1.3 million Americans unemployment benefits ended on December 28, 2013 when their federal extension expired. Many people were left unprepared since they expected their … [Read more...]
Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Worker Leader and Time 100 Honoree, Will Speak at the Boston Care Congress on June 16th
Ai-Jen Poo, a gifted community organizer recently honored by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, will speak at the Greater Boston Care Congress on June 16th. The Congress will launch the Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Scott Brown’s Job (Killing) Fair
Are you a politician looking to distract constituents from your votes to kill hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide? Don’t want your neighbors to notice your support for massive outsourcing of American jobs? If so, you’re in luck; U.S. … [Read more...]
The 99% Visit Boehner: We’re united, we’re unemployed and we’re not leaving
While thousands rallied outside the Longworth House Office building earlier today, 99 unemployed activists made their way to Speaker John Boehner's office to call for action on jobs. Knocks on the door went unanswered, and we were asked to … [Read more...]
Will a Deficit Reduction/Debt Ceiling Deal Help Re-elect Barack Obama?
Right now I think the likelihood of Barack Obama being reelected is far from assured. Political commentator Mark Halperin thinks that concluding a deal on deficits and debt will greatly aid Obama in his reelection bid. With regard to how a … [Read more...]
Mitt: Scrap the Whole Unemployment Insurance System
The latest version of Mitt Romney is here (for those of you having a hard time keeping up, this is Mitt 2011.0). Among the changes: Mitt now thinks that the whole system of unemployment insurance has got to go. Here's his … [Read more...]
1,000,000 jobs will need filing in Massachusetts by 2016
1,000,000 jobs will need filling by 2016 - see Note that 700,000 plus will be jobs that need filing as baby boomers retire or become to old/feeble to work - and most will require certification and training. Again, community college … [Read more...]
Survey: Mass #1 in Small Business Employment Growth
According to the Intuit Small Business Employment Index, Mass had a 0.7% growth in small business employment in November: http://www.marketwatch.com/sto... Not a perfect survey - they only measured states in which more than 1,000 small … [Read more...]
Statement Received from the National Congress of Black Women on the Obama Compromise
This is shared to continue the discussion; I am sure not all of us received it. BARGAINING FOR THE LEAST OF THESE By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. Finally, we have a President who stands up for the least of these! I applaud the … [Read more...]
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