tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-02:/political_notebook/231694 2011-08-02T17:31:22Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-09:/political_notebook_item/36697 2012-04-09T13:18:57Z Pretty depressing if this continues. Compare Obama's suggested budget for this training vs. the Ryan budget cuts. How many jobless could be trained for new work with each and every $150,000 tax cut for wealthy individuals? (Answer: 25 or more) tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-27:/political_notebook_item/23354 2011-10-27T20:44:36Z This is a group for comments about unemployment and related issues. NO SPAM will be tolerated. If any member continues, they will be banned from the group. tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-19:/political_notebook_item/22970 2011-10-19T08:11:03Z Mark your calendars! Oct 29, RobinHood Global March. tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-06:/political_notebook_item/22496 2011-10-06T07:58:55Z Livestream feed of protesters in NYC and other cities around the country tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-30:/political_notebook_item/22330 2011-09-30T11:18:48Z For any American journalists still under some delusion or confusion of thinking that the protesters on Wall Street "don't know what they are protesting," the Brits seem to be a bit quicker on the uptake about why this is happening. tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-29:/political_notebook_item/22308 2011-09-29T14:54:05Z 13 days and counting, hundreds now occupying Liberty Park will soon be joined by NYC Transit Union members this Friday at 4PM. tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-24:/political_notebook_item/22082 2011-09-24T16:04:23Z For those who are sick of petitions that go nowhere, this is really the only petition that matters. The official White House petition site has a quota of 5000 signatures before any official response. Right now there are only 102 signatures as of 9/24/11. I think we have more than 102 99ers in need of acknowledgment from the President right now, don't you? tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-11:/political_notebook_item/21606 2011-09-11T16:53:52Z Whether you agree with the sentiment about Obama or not in this blog entry, you can't really dispute the facts about the 99ers that Bud Myers lays out here. And actually, I tend to consider the 14 million figure far too conservative in that it doesn't count those still severely underemployed and doesn't even count the family members affected by each and every unemployed person. tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-31:/political_notebook_item/21180 2011-08-31T21:54:46Z Rhonda Taylor needs letters from the unemployed My friend Ellen forwarded this email to me from an unemployed group, so I thought I'd post it here. I don't know this person, and I'm just passing this on, but I thought it might be a good opportunity to have a letter hand-delivered for you in DC. She writes: "okay 99ers....with the congress and senate coming back and jobs are hot on the topic right now I am making one more trip to washington to fight for the unemployed....I need your help though please send me a letter addressed to your representative of your state asking for them to meet with me since you cannot afford to travel. Its time we make a stink in Washington. please email me your letter unemployedunite@yahoo.com" tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-27:/political_notebook_item/21044 2011-08-27T13:26:47Z tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-11:/political_notebook_item/20237 2011-08-11T15:07:11Z Van Jones announces the 10 building blocks for the American Dream movement's plan to restore the economy. This list was compiled from thousands of ideas submitted and voted upon at over a thousand house meetings and online discussion groups last month, culled down to the most supported by those participating. These ideas are set in contrast to the basic tenets of the Tea Party; they are life affirming rather than life-destroying, based on growth, not on contraction. The Tea Party represents a minority; the ideas of the Rebuild the Dream movement represent the views of the majority of Americans. tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-11:/political_notebook_item/20235 2011-08-11T13:53:52Z Schakowsky introduces massive job creation bill paid for by taxing millionaires. About time! tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-06:/political_notebook_item/20021 2011-08-06T20:18:36Z Current results of the BLS now including those unemployed up to 5 years shows an interesting increases across the board in the average number of weeks unemployed (as expected!). Look at your categories - my old job falls in the top two by occupation and industry...how about yours? tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-02:/political_notebook_item/19851 2011-08-02T15:47:05Z Here's one to bookmark if you want to save cell phone minutes for future calls to Congress: Just hook up a microphone and call Congress for free! Rebuild the Dream has teamed up with the IT guys at MoveOn to make this handy-dandy tool you can use to call Congress from your computer, not just email, an actual phonecall. Look for more interactive tools like this to make the best use of the internet in upcoming political battles. tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-02:/political_notebook_item/19811 2011-08-02T08:38:58Z Rebuild the Dream rally to stop the cuts in crucial programs. You may not have heard of this, since the news media was so focused on the Tea Party rally that had a fraction of the number attending this one. tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-02:/political_notebook_item/19807 2011-08-02T06:22:48Z "White House officials confirmed that there would not be an extension of unemployment benefits as part of the final package. The administration had insisted that an extension be part of the grand bargain it was negotiating with Boehner. But when those discussions fell apart, so too did efforts to ensure that unemployment insurance was part of a final package. A senior administration aide added that the president would push for an extension in the months, if not weeks, ahead." tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-31:/political_notebook_item/19711 2011-07-31T04:15:40Z Does anyone remember when the republican's campaigned in 2010 on the platform of creating jobs, jobs, jobs? I do, and I still don't have one! When you're up to your butt in alligators it's hard to remember that your main objective was to drain the swamp! The current "slight of hand" and misdirection being offered by the republicans regarding the debt ceiling will not be forgotten come 2012. What we have now is a bunch of sharks in a feeding frenzy, but this too shall pass as the hunted will become the hunter. I believe the American people will do the right thing after all the smoke has settled. The Tea Party is living on borrowed time - I just hope that we can survive long enough to see its demise and the return of compassion and "One Nation, under God, with Liberty and Justice for All!" tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-30:/political_notebook_item/19681 2011-07-30T14:44:42Z "In theory, Obama, Reid, and their allies could try to restore unemployment insurance and payroll tax relief in the final negotiations, perhaps in exchange for some other concession. Or they could always start championing these ideas once the a debt ceiling deal, whatever its form, finally becomes law. Not only would that be good politics. It'd be good policy, too." tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-29:/political_notebook_item/19622 2011-07-29T15:24:59Z More info on H.R.2501, the Fair Employment Opportunity Act. tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-29:/political_notebook_item/19621 2011-07-29T14:13:44Z This group was formed to provide a common meeting place for those who are concerned about the extreme level of unemployment this country now faces. This forum is open to all and provides an opportunity to tie together various bills and issues that have previously been open to discussion only on separate bill forums on Open Congress. You can also make use of the new tools available in OC v.3 to contact legislators, other groups, and more easily find information about action on these issues beyond the OC website.