Christina Romer: Two Hundred Thousand Jobs is Not Enough
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/01/20/Christina_Romer__Michael_Boskin_Economic_Forecast Christina Romer, Former Obama administration Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers calls the recent report on job growth "not good enough" to signal a strong recovery. ----- Christina Romer and Michael Boskin: 2012 Economic Forecast As our stru... Read more
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- -: Christina Romer: Two Hundred Thousand Jobs is Not Enough
January 24, 2012 (over 1 year ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/01/20/Christina_Romer__Michael_Boskin_Economic_Forecast Christina Romer, Former Obama administration Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers calls the recent report on job growth "not good enough" to signal a strong recovery. ----- Christina Romer and M...
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- -: Insourcing American Jobs Forum
January 12, 2012 (over 1 year ago)The President, Vice President, members of the Cabinet and other Senior Administration Officials lead a discussion with business leaders on ways to encourage companies across the country to insource American jobs and help rebuild our economy for the future. January 11, 2012.
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- -: President Obama Speaks about Insourcing American Jobs
January 11, 2012 (over 1 year ago)President Obama welcomes to the White House business leaders whose companies are creating jobs in America. January 11, 2012.
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- -: Auret van Heerden: Making global labor fair
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- -: TEDxFruitvale - Maisie Greenawalt - Conference Opener
October 20, 2011 (over 1 year ago)When it comes to addressing the problems of farmworkers, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. But what we do know is that a cheap food system built on the backs of the poor is immoral and unsustainable. About Maisie Greenawalt, TEDxFruitvale host: Maisie is cofounder and president of the Bon Appétit ...
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- -: TEDxFruitvale - José Gutierrez - Leaving the Fields Behind
October 20, 2011 (over 1 year ago)When José was 11, newly arrived from Mexico, his father warned him of the hard work in the peach orchards. His dad said, "This is the type of job you'll be doing if you don't focus in school." José decided to help out his family while in high school, by picking alongside his father. But ultimatel...
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- -: TEDxFruitvale - Barry Estabrook - Following the Money in Lake Apopka, FL
October 20, 2011 (over 1 year ago)What happened on the shores of Lake Apopka, Florida, was an unprecedented environmental and human tragedy. Looking at who profited from it and who paid for it is a stark reminder of how little we respect and value the men and women who feed us. About Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland: Stin...
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- -: TEDxFruitvale - Wayne Pacelle - Animals, Humans: We're All Connected
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- -: TEDxFruitvale - Gerardo Reyes-Chavez - Making Corporations Pay
October 20, 2011 (over 1 year ago)The Coalition of Immokalee Workers represents tomato pickers in Florida, a group with seemingly no power in our society. Yet the CIW has moved some of the largest corporations in the world to pay Florida workers a penny a pound more for their efforts -- which adds up to serious money -- as well a...
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October 20, 2011 (over 1 year ago)The laws on the books are often not the laws that exist in the fields for farmworkers. Sixteen California farmworkers have died of heat stress since 2005, when a law requiring shade was passed. Farmworkers need to band together to look out for their own interests. About Arturo S. Rodriguez, pr...
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