Unemployment

In the midst of everyday news, it was announced that 240,000 jobs were lost during the month of October alone. So far, for the year of 2009, this nation has lost 1,179,000 jobs by the end of October and more companies have announced thousands of layoffs before the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.  Read More »

Remember how a few years ago Immigration was a hot button issue... Not anymore.  Read More »

I just read an article that said a bill was signed by the House, and going on to the Senate for debate, that will pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and… unemployment?  Read More »

Today my mother told me I would have to pose with my boyfriend in a duck tape prom dress and tuxedo to win a scholarship. Besides the fact that my prom already passed, she plans on making these clothes in the time period of...a day. which is a total mess.  Read More »

So here is my situation:

-Mother is disabled, receives small monthly checks
-Father laid off at Thanksgiving, currently unemployed
-Me working part time and going to school part time
-Younger sister full time student
-Parents filed bankruptcy due to medical bills
-House ready to be foreclosed
-Car ready to be repossessed
-No heat during winter  Read More »

There is currently talk of Michigan and Florida going back to the polls, perhaps with caucuses. Well, you know what?  Read More »

Traffic in the Bay Area, especially during commute hours on already overcrowded highways, is getting worse with the steady rise in population and decrease in unemployment.

A recent study conducted by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (I used to intern there!) announced the top ten worst c  Read More »