Reports from the Economic Front:
"Current economic dynamics make clear that it is time to stop waiting for market forces to create a jobs recovery. We need a real jobs program, one that will not just generate jobs, but living wage jobs that involve the production of needed goods and services. That, not deficit reduction, is what should be at the top of our political agenda. "
Home Care Workers Launch Hunger Strike as 24-Hour Work Shifts Persist
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The battle over 24-hour care shifts has pitted the mostly immigrant women
against vulnerable patients who rely on round-the-clock care.
5 hours ago