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88 Percent of Recovery Jobs Have Gone to Men
If the "mancession" ever existed, it's safe to say it's over now.
Cities
Robo-libraries: Coming to a Strip Mall Near You
Are robo-libraries a way to keep libraries afloat or the beginning of the end of the public library as we know it?
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Public Transportation Creates Jobs and the Numbers to Prove It
A group called Smart Growth America has a new report out showing that when it comes to job creation, it's better to spend stimulus funds on public...
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Signs of the Stimulus
Have you noticed those signs—they usually appear along the freeway—indicating that some infrastructure repair or upgrade has been paid for by the...
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TIGER Stimulus Grants Benefiting Americans Across the Country
The stimulus is working, and the Department of Transportation's TIGER program is a prime example of how.
Education
Do Teachers Need a Bailout?
Charles Lane, the journalist best known as Stephen Glass' editor at The New Republic, examines whether or not we actually need the so-called...
Cities
Putting the Stimulus to Work
In February, the U.S. government passed the $787 billion Recovery Act, better known as the stimulus package, in an effort to breathe new life...
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Green Jobs Are Getting Funded: The Map
From the White House blog: ...the President is awarding $2.3 billion in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits-another key component of...
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THE GREEN MARKET's Top 25 Environmental Stories of 2009
The deepest recession since the Great Depression may have stolen headlines, however 2009 produced some riveting environmental news, From COP15...
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Maybe Obama Did Turn Unemployment Around
When you look at the unemployment numbers like this, it makes the Obama team look pretty bad. But when you look at them like this: ...it's...
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So Did the Stimulus Work?
A year ago, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the "stimulus bill." The bill was designed to...
