Puerto Rico Suffering Heavy Brain Drain

Puerto Rico Suffering Heavy Brain Drain

Mary Mata March 8, 2011

A new report from the Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics) has found that the island nation is suffering some pretty heavy brain drain and […]

I’m A Stanford Grad Who Couldn’t Get Hired At Walmart

Mary Mata March 7, 2011

It’s true, I graduated from Stanford University, yet, after I was laid off in 2009, I couldn’t get a job at Walmart. Believe me, I tried. As a matter of fact, […]

News Taco To Go: Jobs, Budget, Drug War, Health Care And Sex

Mary Mata March 4, 2011

192,000 jobs were added to the economy in February, which is the biggest jump since mid-2010. Republican lawmakers are trying to pass off their cuts to the budget as job […]

News Taco To Go: NFL, RFK, Unions, Unemployment And Budget Cuts

Mary Mata March 3, 2011

NFL owners and players have still not been able to come to a new agreement, and some are starting to worry that this could lead to all kinds of adverse […]

NewsTaco To Go: Census, Wisconsin Unions, Job Discrimination, Egypt And BP

Mary Mata February 18, 2011

Census data released in Texas show that 89% of the state’s growth over the past decade was made up by minorities, specifically Latinos. Wisconsin has been taken over by pro-union protestors, […]

Not The ‘Felícist’ Navidad For 2 Million

Mary Mata December 1, 2010

Federal jobless benefits, even after they were extended to 99 weeks, start running out this week. Some states supplement the federal unemployment insurance, so the actual numbers who will have […]