September 23, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of young adults (16-29 years of age) who’re unemployed is 44.7%, the highest since the end of World War 2.
Also, the number of households living in poverty, where the parents are younger than 25, hit 37%!
September 22, Toys R Us announced they will not hire as many holiday employees as in the past.
“It looks to me like they are preparing for lowered spending and will be very cautious about hiring people until they really know they need them.”-John Challenger, analyst
Last end of year holiday season, Toys R […] Continue Reading…
“I know many of you are frustrated by the lack of progress. I assure you, so am I…. There is no short cut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. Peace is hard work.”-Barack Obama, President of the United States
No “short cut”!?! What an ass hole!!! U.S. President […] Continue Reading…
“The WHO rates as ‘high’ the risk of further international spread of wild polio virus from Pakistan, particularly given the expected large-scale population movements associated with Umra and the upcoming Haj…in the coming months.”-UNWHO statement
The United Nations World Health Organization says Polio type 1 is spreading through Pakistan and China.
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September 21, Iraqi Vice President Khudair al-Khuzaie (apparently Iraq has three VPs) said U.S. forces need to withdraw from Iraq as scheduled by the end of 2011.
Khuzaie met with the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey. Khuzaie said the United States needs to focus on “cooperation and partnership with Iraq in the fields of […] Continue Reading…
“So long as the Libyan people are being threatened, the NATO led mission to protect them will continue. And those still holding out must understand the old regime is over, and it is time to lay down your arms and join the new Libya.”-Barack Obama, President of the United States
September 21, U.S. led […] Continue Reading…
21 September 2011, Typhoon Roke is moving up the Pacific coastline of Japan, after coming ashore south of Tokyo at Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Sustanted winds are 144 km (89.4 miles) per hour, with gusts up to 155 km (96 miles) per hour recorded at Hachioji City, near Tokyo.
During the past 24 hours, more than […] Continue Reading…
Nine months later, and the radiation just keeps pouring from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Now its Mother Earth who’s to blame.
Tokyo Electric Power Company admitted that the heavy rains from typhoons and tropical storms are flooding reactor buildings, greatly increasing the chance of massive flooding of highly contaminated water into the Pacific […] Continue Reading…
Typhoon Roke is about to hit land, near Tokyo, but has already killed two people, and two people are missing.
A man was killed trying to fix a drain on his roof, and another man was killed when he went to look at a rising river. A 4th grade boy, and an 84 year old […] Continue Reading…
“There’s a major divide between the rich and the poor in this country. One in 10 people are unemployed and my vote is nullified by corporate lobbyists.”-Alexander Holmes, from Oakland, California
People from main street U.S.A. are protesting on corporate America’s Wall Street. They started on September 17, and they’re still going!
New York Times […] Continue Reading…