Chrysler vs. U.S., American Apparel Scandal, 'Too Big To Jail' And More

June 5, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Job Fair Detour Spurs Federal Reserve Inequality Probe WASHINGTON -- A random trip to a local job fair may be responsible for the Federal Reserve's renewed focus on income disparities and its fresh concern over the low-quality jobs being created by the lackluster recovery. Sarah Bloom Raskin, a Fed governor, said Tuesday that she was prompted to study the kinds of jobs people are getting to replace jobs lost during the recession after she interrupted her daily commute to the Fed from her suburban Washington home one day to visit a job fair. It was full of opportunities for lifeguards and restaurant workers, but offered little in the way of stable, middle-class jobs. Continue reading... Chrysler Defiantly Refuses U.S. Request Resurfaced Memo Laid Groundwork For Too Big To Jail 10 Scandals That Totally Rocked American Apparel Taco Licker Fired LOOK: A Really Gross Thing Is Happening To These Taco Shells Here's What Happens When Protesters Stand Up To Abercrombie 'Price Is Right' Foils Workers' Comp Scam World's Largest Brewer Just Got Bigger 13 Beautiful Ads Celebrating Mixed-Race Couples Adorable Cheerios Commercial Gets Racist Backlash Online Here's What Happens When Protesters Stand Up To Abercrombie DAN SOLIN Separating Investment Advice From Financial Pornography What's an investor to do, when confronted with all this conflicting advice? It's simple: Ignore it. Continue reading... JARED BERNSTEIN A Word About Skittish Markets I'm not managing a zillion bucks in a hedge fund, so it's easy for me to say, but it's the stock market, not a romantic comedy. You gotta take the ups with the downs. Continue reading... MARCIE PITT-CATSOUPHES, PH.D. The Costs Of Age-Related "Microaggressions" And What Employers Can Do To Avoid Them Around the world, older adults are exposed to negative stereotypes and, sometimes, outright discrimination. These vulnerabilities are especially worrisome today, given older workers' increasing demand for employment. Continue reading... SARA SUTTON FELL Working Mothers As 40 Percent of Household Breadwinners Further Pleads the Case for Flex New information from the Pew Research Center has proven what we have already been seeing as a major shift in the workplace. Working mothers have become the breadwinning -- or sole -- sources of income in 40 percent of households with children. Continue reading... MIKA BRZEZINSKI How I Moved Beyond the Label 'Somewhat Aspirational' Somewhat aspirational. I loved it. Didn't know what it meant. But I found it to be hilarious and cuttingly honest, which I admire. I considered getting a T-shirt with the words typed out across my chest. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003