A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the case of indigenous groups against Texaco/Chevron for polluting the Amazonian region of Ecuador. There is a documentary on this sordid tale that has just come out in theaters (currently in NYC and LA but coming out across the country over the next few weeks). It’s called Crude: [...]
Archive for September, 2009
The real price of oil
Posted in Race/ethnicity, tagged Ecuador, Environmental justice, indigenous groups on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rise in Poverty in the U.S.
Posted in Health, Poverty, tagged health insurance, Poverty, Poverty measurement on September 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The U.S. Census Bureau released new data on income, poverty and health insurance today and as expected the new isn’t very good. The number of people living in poverty rose from 37.3 million in 2007 to 39.8 million in 2008, and the poverty rate rose from 12.5% to 13.2%, the highest level in eleven years. [...]
Labor Day fact sheet
Posted in Economy, Employment on September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In honor of Labor Day, here are some numbers on the state of working America, courtesy of the Economic Policy Institute: TOTAL JOBS LOST DURING THE RECESSION: 6.9 MILLION • New jobs needed per month to keep up with population growth: 127,000 • Jobs needed to regain pre-recession unemployment levels: 9.4 million UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 9.7% [...]
