Showing posts with label U.S. Labor Department. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. Labor Department. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Socialist, Communist authors make Obama administration reading list

(Hat tip: KimR) Socialist, Communist, and McCarthy-era blacklisted writers appear on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new “Books That Shaped Work in America” list celebrating the department’s 100th anniversary. A Socialist leader, two Stalin apologists, two blacklisted ’50s screenwriters, and a suspected Marxist are included on the list, which DOL compiled based on recommendations from various figures in the community. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez described the program as an “online book club.”

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Saturday, July 7, 2012

June: US jobs data triggers share price slip

7/6/2012 - US shares have fallen after official data showed firms had created only 80,000 new jobs in June, leaving the jobless rate unchanged at 8.2%. ✧ Job creation remains below the 100,000 judged necessary by the Federal Reserve for a stable job market, according to the US Labor Department. ✧ President Barack Obama said the rise in employment was "a step in the right direction". Read more at BBCNews/Business... Read More......