Articles tagged with Economic Crisis

Articles tagged with: “Economic Crisis”

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May 4th, 2010

Man seals self inside foreclosed residence

STONY RIDGE, Ohio - Through a golf ball-sized hole drilled into a front window, Keith Sadler has a message for banks foreclosing on people like him who fall behind on their mortgage payments. He wants a little help, a little understanding, and a big demand: an end to foreclosures and ...

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January 30th, 2010

Summers: ‘Statistical Recovery and Human Recession’

Key Obama economic adviser Larry Summers coined a telling way to look at the current American economic state of play. He said the U.S. is experiencing a “statistical recovery and a human recession.” It is a phrase that should resonate through much of the industrial world, where high and long-standing ...

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Hugh Espey

Hugh Espey is the Executive Director of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement.

January 25th, 2010

The Big Banks Broke Our Economy – Now They Need to Fix It!

We invite you to join us Tuesday, Jan. 26 as we take our message of Enough is Enough! – Put the People First! to the doorsteps of Wells Fargo – one of the big banks that crashed our economy and state budgets. We will demand they change the way they ...

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January 2nd, 2010

Aughts were a lost decade for U.S. economy, workers

For most of the past 70 years, the U.S. economy has grown at a steady clip, generating perpetually higher incomes and wealth for American households. But since 2000, the story is starkly different. The past decade was the worst for the U.S. economy in modern times, a sharp reversal from ...

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December 16th, 2009

America’s New Homeless Veterans

For America's men and women returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, transitioning back to civilian life is often a struggle.The stress of multiple deployments, a down economy and a brutal job market create a perfect storm for re-adjustment...as 4-year Navy vet, Steve Moody, knows all too well.Moody told us the ...

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November 24th, 2009

Forced labour and rape, the new face of slavery in America

Human trafficking has become a major issue in the Midwest heartland of America, causing some campaigners to dub it a modern form of slavery. Figures from the State Department reveal that 17,500 people are trafficked into the US every year against their will or under false pretences, mainly to be ...

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November 9th, 2009

Millions in the United States lack access to affordable, adequate housing – UN

9 November 2009 – An independent United Nations expert has warned that the United States is an increasingly expensive place to find housing, leaving many more people homeless at a time when the financial crisis is hitting hard across the country. “Millions of people in the U.S. are spending high ...

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