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Showing videos filed under: 99ers
Best of 2010: Unemployed Workers, Thomas Frank & Chris Lehmann
December 27, 2010We're bringing you our top shows of 2010 this week, on the Web and on TV. We hope you enjoy! This one's from December 2. Members of Congress talking about shutting the government down until they can extend tax cuts for the wealthy are "in denial, blinded by their greed," says Constance Kaplan, "They're not concerned with us." Connie is a law librarian who's worked for JP Morgan Chase, among other companies, and is a '99er'--she's been unemployed for over 99 weeks and has thus lost all government unemployment benefits.Blackmailing the Unemployed: Talking to '99ers'
December 3, 2010Members of Congress talking about shutting the government down until they can extend tax cuts for the wealthy are "in denial, blinded by their greed," says Constance Kaplan, "They're not concerned with us." Connie is a law librarian who's worked for JP Morgan Chase, among other companies, and is a '99er'--she's been unemployed for over 99 weeks and has thus lost all government unemployment benefits.Unemployed Workers, Chris Lehmann & Thomas Frank, and the Big Float
December 2, 2010Members of Congress talking about shutting the government down until they can extend tax cuts for the wealthy are "in denial, blinded by their greed," says Constance Kaplan, "They're not concerned with us." Connie is a law librarian who's worked for JP Morgan Chase, among other companies, and is a '99er'--she's been unemployed for over 99 weeks and has thus lost all government unemployment benefits.The F Word: Welcome to Recovery for the Rich
August 4, 2010Welcome to the recovery! That's what Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wrote in the New York Times this week. And such good news! We've all been waiting to be told that the economy was improving, after all.
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