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March 11, 2014 0

Missing in Action: Where are the Jobs and the Job Seekers?

By News Desk

The EPI had an interesting chart and comments in its report The Vast Majority of the 5.8 Million Missing Workers Are Under Age 55 . Since the start of the Great Recession over six years ago, labor force participation has dropped significantly. Most of the drop—roughly three-quarters—was due to the lack of job opportunities in the Great Recession and its aftermath.

March 6, 2014 0

Natural Gas Hoarding in Europe Thanks to US Sanction Proposals; Boehner vs. McCain; LNG the Solution

By News Desk

Bloomberg reports Europe’s Russia Gas Imports Jump to 3-Week High as Buyers Hoard . European utilities boosted imports of natural gas from Russia to the highest level in three weeks even as storage remains at record-high levels amid the mildest winter since 2007. Russia shipped 493 million cubic meters of gas to Europe, excluding the Baltic States, on March 3, the highest level since Feb

March 5, 2014 0

Texas Democrat Senatorial Candidate Wants to Impeach Obama, End Obamacare; Other Interesting Primary Results

By News Desk

According to The Hill … Rogers supports impeaching President Obama, repealing ObamaCare and “crushing Wall Street.â€Â  She also advocates the reinstatement of the Glass-Steagall Act to limit securities trading, and has a detailed plan for space exploration and harnessing thermonuclear fusion energy. In the past, she’s drawn Hitler mustaches on Obama posters and likened ObamaCare to practices of Nazi doctors