This week’s essay features Mae Watson Grote, whose organization services the working poor.
Economy
Opinion
Bigger hurdles, than dismal job growth for unemployed
Across the nation, unemployed Americans suited up and headed to hundreds of job fairs in June, promoted by the U.S. Labor Department as “American Job Fair Month.” Imagine that you, an unemployed worker, have waited in a long line for hours to get into a job fair, but when you finally reach the door, you’re [...]
American Voices: Rasanath Dasa
Rasanath Dasa, a former investment banker who participated in the Occupy Wall Street protests, quit his job to become a Hindu monk.
Braking the banks
Need to Know travels to D.C. to examine Better Markets, a nonprofit advocating for increased Wall Street regulation.
Taking the initiative
Need to Know travels to the Bay Area to examine the Family Independence Initiative, a program designed to help the working poor help themselves emerge from poverty.
American Voices: Msgr. Kevin Sullivan
The executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York talks about society’s obligation to serve those in need.
Opinion
The job stall
However you look at Friday’s jobs report, it’s a stunning reminder of how anemic the recovery has been – and how perilously close the nation is to falling into another recession, writes Robert Reich.
Payday loans: An insider’s perspective
Graham McCaulley talks to NTK about his journey from payday lender to consumer activist.
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