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Cyprus Reaches Last-Minute Deal
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Big depositors will hurt.
Read more...Romney, GOP Figuratively Holding America Hostage
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(Austen Hufford, Creative Commons)
America needs a leader right now. The GOP has not shown leadership, and Governor Romney is no leader.
Read more...Rising Production Costs, Low Corn Yield Threaten Calif. Dairies
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(Flickr/Creative Commons)
Nationwide drought hits dairy farmers hard.
Read more...2012 LA May Day Coalition Calls For Immigrant Rights
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The 2012 May Day Coalition gathers to call for immigrant rights. (Photo by Shako Liu)
They demand comprehensive immigration reform, well-paying jobs and quality education.
Read more...Where Did Los Angeles' Day Laborers Come From?
Comments (2) | art zepeda, carcen day labor program, carlos vareli, city of los angeles, construction, day labor research institute, downtown community jobs center, economic downturn, Faces of L.A.’s Jobless: A Neon Tommy Special Report, home dept, LA, Los Angeles, los angeles day labor, los angeles day laborers, los angeles economy, los angeles jobs, los angeles recovery, lynn svensson, michael kembe, mike kembe, oscar chavez, real estate, recession
Michael Kembe can't even find a job washing dishes. Oscar Chavez has too much pride to return home to Mexico.
Read more...Illusions Of The American Dream Remain For Day Laborers
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Experts say L.A.'s thousands of day laborers will be the last to feel recovery.
Read more...Himco Security: Recession Steals From L.A. Security Products Giant
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Fewer fence and camera installations is bad news for a 45-year-old family-owned business.
Read more...Project Angel Food Cuts Costs, Saves Nutrition
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(Courtesy of Wesley Hall)
Project Angel Food implemented new programs to continue providing healthy meals at no cost.
Read more...Homeboy Industries: A Year Later
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(Photo by Jerry Ting)
After nearly going bankrupt, Homeboy Industries manages to find financial stability.
Read more...Newly Poor Seek Aid At Union Rescue Mission
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URM CEO Andy Bales speaks at the shelter's September Open House (Union Rescue Mission's Facebook)
From six-figure salary to homeless shelter: one family recounts their fall in this tough economy.
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