Republicans chagrined, crazed, that the economy is actually doing better.
By Matthew Rothschildread more

He offers no solutions to the unemployed, just a kick not in their gut but in their teeth.read more

Last month, we took two big strides toward reducing employment discrimination in America.read more

I'm a mid-career journalist, and I just landed on food stampsread more

“These are the benefits that are needed to feed families. Any week that they don’t get these benefits is harmful to people.”read more

Congress should not have gone on recess without extending unemployment benefits. Not only should those benefits be extended; they also should be increased.read more

Bunning's obstructionist stand epitomizes Republican politics: cruel and out of touch—totally unconcerned about people's suffering.read more

Reid and Obama talk about the unemployed. But those words amount to just crocodile tears since they have the power to do something about this but choose not to do so.read more

Here in Wisconsin, the first state to enact unemployment insurance, the headlines blare that more than 100,000 Wisconsinites could lose their unemployment benefits by the end of April.read more