By Charles Whalen Americans hoped to toast the end of the Great Recession during the recent Independence Day weekend, but the economy has again proven uncooperative. Celebrations were instead backlit by news that many jobless are throwing in the towel after a fruitless search for work. In fact, the situation is even worse. Some say [...]

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By Charles J. Whalen December 18th, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama won last month’s election partly by addressing the anxieties and aspirations of America’s working families. Since then, some observers have expressed concern that a nominee for Secretary of Labor was not announced as part of his economic team. Indeed, Labor Secretary could be the last [...]

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