Editors' Blog
Pres. Obama extends unemployment benefits
President Obama Re-authorizes Federal Unemployment Extension for 2012 Due To Continuously High Unemployment NumbersNew York, NY (PRWEB) June 12, 2011In the darkness of unemployment, there is still a glimmer of hope for 13.7 million Americans currently collecting unemployment shown on Unemployment-Extension.Org (as of May 2011).President Obama has reauthorized the federal unemployment extension benefits for another 13 months.
UN praises Cuba for advances on racial equality
United Nations Recognizes Cuba’s Efforts and Results against Racism
South Carolina labor movement hammers Republicans on Boeing deal
South Carolina Workers Tell Gov. Haley, Other Lawmakers to Focus on Creating Good Jobs, Hold Boeing Accountable for Breaking the LawJune 17, 2011
LGBT Activists Glitter Bachmann to Protest Anti-Gay Rhetoric (with video)
Confront Bachmann With Connection to "You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide" Ministry
Iraq CP presses for full troop withdrawal
Regaining sovereignty and independence, and implementation of Iraq-US agreement
UN Human Rights Council on LGBT Rights
This statement was put out by the U.S Department of State yesterday June 17, 2011:
Video: Rep. Conyers speaks on full employment
From OurFuture.org
Why the Colombia Free Trade Agreement is Still a Bad Idea
The following is a statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka welcoming the arrival of 6 Colombian trade union leaders who have come to Washington, D.C. to visit with Congress and express their opposition to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement:
The dialectics of political realism
There is a lot of criticism – from all quarters – aimed at the Obama administration on the economy recently.
Jobs report
Latest DOL numbers for first-time jobless claims. After dipping to the lowest levels in two years earlier a couple months ago, this particular number has risen sharply over the past weeks, giving some reason to fear growing unemployment and a "double dip." More details soon:
