Not the Right Time
New York Times
Back in Black - New York Versus Texas
Rick Perry tries luring New York businesses to Texas. Really, you tawkin' to us? New Yorkers have a word for him.
A Painful “New Normal”
Washington Post
Officials Shrug Their Shoulders
La Progressive
Second Gear
Economic Policy Institute
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Austerity Hampered Job Growth
Market Watch (The Wall Street Journal)
Sharp cuts in government spending implemented March 1 as part of the sequester are slowing the recovery. The federal government shed another 14,000 workers in May, for a total of 45,000 jobs cut over the past three months. The federal work force now is smaller than at any time since February 2008.
Don't Be Fooled by the False Economic Recovery
The Guardian (UK)
We all want to believe a recovery is here, but indicators are that it's not. We're getting swindled again by banks and politicians.
Camping Out for Five Days, in Hopes of a Union Job
New York Times
They set up their tents and mattresses on the sidewalk in Long Island City, Queens, unpacked their Coronas and cards – and settled in to wait as long as five days and nights for a slender chance at a union job as an elevator mechanic.
Unrest May Spread Across Europe, Warns Red Cross Chief
The Independent (UK)
Charity boss 'worried' by effect of austerity measures on Continent's poor.
An Answer to Unemployment: A Jobs-for-All Bill
Roll Call
Act would boost employment now for the many who need it, eliminate residual joblessness even in times of prosperity.
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