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Bankruptcy Attorneys Report Major Jump in Student Loan Debtors
by Jorge Rivas on February 8 2012, 11:11AM
The United States faces a real possibility of another major economic threat on a par with the devastating home mortgage crisis, according to the survey.
Latinos: Only Group Whose Employment Numbers Have Returned to Pre-Recession Levels
by Jorge Rivas on February 6 2012, 3:33PM
The LA Times is reporting that Latinos recovering more quickly from the recession than other demographic groups.
Strong U.S. Job Growth Leads to Lowest Black Unemployment in Years
by Jorge Rivas on February 3 2012, 2:20PM
Latest jobs report sees biggest drops in black unemployment in years.
Why Black Union Workers Matter In This Year’s Super Bowl Showdown
by Jamilah King on February 2 2012, 9:51AM
Indiana’s unionized workers have found an unexpectedly loud ally in the NFL’s players association.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Economy
What Would it Cost to Deport All Undocumented Immigrants? $285 Billion
by Jorge Rivas on January 30 2012, 2:09PM
Business Insider has gathered data from both ICE and third party reports and estimates a mass deportation campaign over five years would cost $285 billion.
Topics: Economy, Immigration, Now
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How San Francisco Organizers Rewrote the Rules to Save Minimum Wage [Video]
by David Zlutnick on January 27 2012, 9:04AM
Thanks to an innovative multiracial organizing campaign, San Francisco’s minimum wage is the first in the nation to pass the $10/hr mark. Colorlines.com’ video team speaks with the organizers about how they did it and what’s next.
Topics: Economy
Obama’s Big Shift: Let’s Truly Investigate the Banking Sector’s Crimes
by Kai Wright on January 25 2012, 10:21AM
President Obama said he’s eager to debate equal opportunity in last night’s State of the Union. But he also offered a huge policy change he’s avoided for four years: investigate the banks’ housing boom crimes.
Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Could Protect Latino and Black Borrowers
by Jorge Rivas on January 20 2012, 4:27PM
Discriminatory housing practices are one reason why our country needs a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Gingrich Surges With Old, Familiar Ploy: Racist Attacks on Poor People
by Seth Freed Wessler on January 19 2012, 9:57AM
Newt Gingrich has for decades been the GOP standard bearer in using racial caricatures to demonize poor people. Food stamps were spared for a time, leaving them the last functioning part of the economic safety net. No longer.
Topics: Economy, GOP Primary, Newt Gingrich
There was Virtually No Change in Black Unemployment Rate in 2011
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 10:32AM
The black worker unemployment remained in the 15 to 16 percent range, while unemployment for the rest of the workforce dropped below 9 percent.
by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2012, 7:51PM
Enter your household income and see how you rank in 344 zones across the country.
Carwasheros in Los Angeles Win Over $1 Million in Settlement
by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2012, 10:58AM
Workers at a car wash in Los Angeles will receive unpaid wages since 2006.
Unemployment Rate Improved for Everyone in 2011, Except for Blacks
by Jorge Rivas on January 9 2012, 8:03AM
Black men captured about 237,000 job gains in 2011, whereas black women actually ended the year with fewer jobs than they had a year ago.
A Campaign to Get Kim Kardashian to Endorse the CA Millionaires Tax
by Jorge Rivas on January 5 2012, 1:04PM
Kim Kardashian made more than $12 million in 2010, but she only paid 1% more in taxes than a middle-class Californian.
98 Percent Pass Indiana’s Job Training Drug Tests
by Jorge Rivas on January 4 2012, 4:26PM
The state has spent thousands of dollars to prevent 23 applicants that tested positive for drug use from joining the program.
Obama Skips GOP, Appoints Consumer Watchdog Cordray
by Jorge Rivas on January 4 2012, 1:14PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the sole reform to come out of the financial crisis that aims to deal with that fact.
Latino-Owned Businesses Are Leading the Recovery
by Jorge Rivas on January 3 2012, 3:39PM
The number of Latino-owned businesses with more than $1 million in revenue grew to over 44,000 in 2007, up from just 29,000 five years earlier.
Topics: Economy, Immigration, Now
Our Economy Was Built on Bull. Until We Admit That, We’re Screwed
by Kai Wright on December 21 2011, 10:00AM
We have organized society around a misguided belief in unfettered growth and unrestrained capitalism. The question of 2012 must be how we begin building a society based on something different.
Topics: 2012: What's Ahead?, Economy, Kai Wright
Fans of Oldest Black Bookstore Fight Amazon With Google Tool
by Jamilah King on December 19 2011, 12:00PM
Worried about last minute holiday shopping? Supporters of Marcus Books have developed a new tool to help folks get off their computers and shop in person.
Obama Shuts Jim Crow Era Labor-Law Loop Hole for Home Care Workers
by Jorge Rivas on December 16 2011, 10:35AM
President Obama and Secretary of Labor Solis announced nearly 2 million homecare workers will soon have federal overtime and minimum wage protections. These workers, among others, were left out of 1930s laws at behest of Southern white lawmakers.
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