economy
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Union says Chicago Transit Authority is ‘asking for a war’
Darrell Jefferson, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241 declared that the union would consider striking if the Chicago…
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Study reveals percentage of children receiving food stamps
A recent study on the percentage of children receiving food stamps, published in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics…
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Riders denounce CTA budget at public meetings
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is mobilizing to stop CTA fare hikes, service cuts and layoffs. There will be…
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Statement on proposed San Francisco parking meter hours
The following statement was issued Oct. 22 following a board meeting of the city's Metropolitan Transit Agency at which ANSWER…
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Chicago Transit Authority’s 2010 budget: an assault on workers
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is mobilizing to stop CTA fare hikes, service cuts and layoffs. There will be…
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Study: California’s state worker furloughs cause economic damage
An October 2009 UC Berkley study examined data from the California Office of the State Controller on the cost of…
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It’s clear: Washington works for Banks, Wall Street
The economic situation in the United States today reveals a huge and ever-increasing gap in wealth distribution. At one pole…
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Administration intervenes to save banks from executive bonus scandal
On Oct. 22, the Obama administration, through the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve, announced plans to limit pay for a…
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Economic crisis leads to record military recruitment
For the first time in 35 years, the U.S. military surpassed all its recruiting goals. In 2009, 168,900 people joined…
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The biggest rip-off in human history
Oct. 15 was a day of revealing statistics and facts. Led by soaring bank stock prices, the Dow Jones average…
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