By Ben Veghte, Income Security Research Associate, and Virginia P. Reno, Vice President for Income Security, National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), Posted May 24, 2010, Cross-posted from SpotlightOnPoverty.org As the deficit commission considers ways to reform the federal budget, it’s worth taking a moment to look at the sometimes underestimated functions of Social Security. By providing… Read More Social Security Is an Anti-Poverty Program
Full Video of 12/5/15 Dayton Town Hall Meeting 1 Hour Video of 12/5/15 Dayton Town Hall Meeting by Logan Martinez, Outreach Coordinator, National Jobs for All Coalition The Town Hall Meetings in Dayton and Columbus featuring Rep. John Conyers went extremely well with good turnouts in both cities. The speeches were informative and the dialogue during… Read More NJFAC Sponsors Town Hall Meetings in Ohio Featuring Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
by Frank Stricker, Professor Emeritus of History, Labor and Interdisciplinary Studies, California State University, Dominguez Hills, and author of Why America Lost the War on Poverty–and How to Win It (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2007) Cross-posted from OpedNews.com, 12/24/2015 We have had job growth in America for five years. But we don’t have… Read More The Holidays: Arguing About Good Jobs with the Family
DECEMBER 2015 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.0%* White 4.5% African American 8.3% Hispanic 6.3% Asian** 4.0% Persons with a disability** 10.3% Men 20 years and over 4.7% Women 20 years and over 4.4% Teens (16-19 years) 16.1% Black teens 23.7% Officially unemployed 7.9 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – December 2015
NOVEMBER 2015 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.0%* White 4.3% African American 9.4% Hispanic 6.4% Asian** 3.9% Persons with a disability** 12.1% Men 20 years and over 4.7% Women 20 years and over 4.6% Teens (16-19 years) 15.7% Black teens 23.7% Officially unemployed 7.9 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – November 2015
