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economy

Teach In on the Economy

Event info: Sunday 13 November 2011 – 9:00am to 4:00pm

Hosted By: School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs – Northeastern University Where: Northeastern University Blackman Auditorium, 342 Huntington Avenue in Ell Hall, Boston, MA 02115 Click Here to RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook. The purpose of the Teach In is to educate and enlighten about the state of the economy, its impact on [...]

Tagged as: 99%, economy, inequality, Occupy Wall Street, teach in

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August 18 – New Resilience Circle in Somerville MA

Come have coffee with us at Diesel Café in Davis Square in Somerville on Thursday, August 18th at 7pm! RSVP here on MeetUp.com. We’ll start with the intro session of the curriculum and meet each other over coffee. We’ll be at the big table in the back. Visit our MeetUp page or email info@commonsecurityclub.org with [...]

Tagged as: community, economy, environment, food, local, recession

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Rising Cost of Food and Fuel: Are We Ready?

Event info: Thursday 19 May 2011 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

(Note Location: Egleston Community High School, 3134 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02119) RSVP and Invite your friends of Facebook, Click Here $6.50 a gallon for gas? How will that impact you? How will it impact our community? What can we do about it? Whole Foods pricing isn’t the only thing making healthy food expensive [...]

Tagged as: community, economics, economy, food, local, urban sustainability

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Rising Cost of Food and Fuel: Are We Ready?

Event info: Thursday 26 May 2011 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

(Note Location: First Church in Jamaica Plain UU, 6 Eliot St. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130) RSVP and Invite your friends of Facebook, Click Here $6.50 a gallon for gas? How will that impact you? How will it impact our community? What can we do about it? Whole Foods pricing isn’t the only thing making healthy [...]

Tagged as: community, economics, economy, food, local, urban sustainability

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Michael Blanding, “The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World’s Favorite Soft Drink.”

Event info: Thursday 16 September 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Come celebrate the publication of J.P. journalist Michael Blanding’s new book, “The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World’s Favorite Soft Drink.” The Coke Machine takes readers deep inside the Coca-Cola Company and its international franchises to reveal how they became the number one brand in the world, and just how far they’ll go [...]

Tagged as: author's reading, capitalism, economy

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Citizens United: One Year Later, How Has the Supreme Court’s Decision Changed U.S. Politics?

Event info: Thursday 20 January 2011 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the ruling, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, potentially altering the political landscape for years to come. Join us for a discussion with veteran journalist Renee Loth of The Boston Globe and pioneering legal advocate John Bonifaz, co-founder of Free Speech for People. What has been [...]

Tagged as: community, economy, political campaigns

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State of J.P.: A Community Conversation

Event info: Tuesday 15 February 2011 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Where: English High School, 144 McBride Street, Boston, MA 02130, Second Floor Cafetaria Elected Officials Confirmed: Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, Rep. Liz Malia, Rep. Jeffery Sanchez , City Councilor Matt O’Malley and At-Large Councilor Felix Arroyo Join your neighbors for our First Annual “State of J.P.” The President and the Mayor reflect upon the State of [...]

Tagged as: community, economy, local

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Climate change, the economy and unending war: A new strategy in a time of crisis

Speakers: Suren Moodliar, Paul Shannon and Weimin Tchen Health care, war, global warming and the economy: These are the greatest problems we’re facing today. The media and our elected officials like to portray them as isolated issues, focusing on blame rather than solutions that are in line with a vast majority of Americans. The Majority [...]

Tagged as: climate change, community, economy, social movements, solutions

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Why We Can’t Get Ahead: Job Challenges for the American Worker – Steven Greenhouse of the New York Times

Event info: Thursday 8 April 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Speaker: Steven Greenhouse, New York Times business and economics correspondent Since the recession’s peak, the U.S. unemployment rate has been hovering around 10 percent. But the challenges to the American worker go beyond the current economic crisis. Steven Greenhouse will talk about how American companies have squeezed millions of workers by clamping down on wages, [...]

Tagged as: big labor, bubble economy, economy, government, wages

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“Ask Dr. Dollar: The Market Meltdown and the Post-Election Economy” with Arthur MacEwan, Professor of Economics, UMass

Event info: Friday 7 November 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

What’s the real story behind the housing mortgage meltdown? Are you worried about the economy? Wondering how the new President will manage our financial affairs? Have you been mystified by the so-called experts who use obscure jargon to paint a rosy picture of “free trade,” corporate bail-outs, and wage stagnation? Let Dr. Dollar –answer your [...]

Tagged as: bubble economy, capitalism, community, economy, recession

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