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At Laborfest earlier today in Milwaukee Wisconsin, President Obama proposed a $50 billion infrastructure fix to mend roads, rail lines and airport runway.  His plan is part of a new jobs push to shore up Democratic defenses in the final weeks of congressional elections. “All of this will not only create jobs immediately, it’s also going... [More]

The Labor Department reported Friday that private employment increased by only 67,000 jobs in August, or 40,000 fewer than in July. 14.9 million people remain unemployed, in addition to the 8.9 million who are under-employed or working part time for lack of full-time jobs. It was the eighth consecutive month of increased private hiring but the second... [More]

In Saturday’s Presidential Weekly Address, President Obama focused on the intersection between America’s labor crisis and Wall Street reform. The President states that his Administration has “put an end to the wasteful subsidies to big banks that provide student loans.” That money, he said, will be used to make college more affordable for students.... [More]

Harry ShearerOn the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a new documentary, “The Big Uneasy”, argues that the destruction of New Orleans was an unnatural disaster. The documentary, directed by actor and satirist Harry Shearer, explores the disaster’s causation and how it could have been prevented. Democracy Now, an independent... [More]

Nicole JohnThe 17-year-old daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Thailand slipped off her shoes and climbed out onto a window ledge Friday at a Manhattan apartment before plummeting more than 20 stories to her death, police said. Nicole John fell at about 4:15 a.m. from the top floor of the 25-story Herald Towers, police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.... [More]

An advanced laser weapon that feels like a painful blast of hot air is to be used in a US prison to break up fights for the first time. The Assault Intervention Device fires a focused beam of energy at the target which authorities hope will stop prisoners fighting as they scramble to get out of the way. Prison officers have even tested the non-lethal... [More]