Although humanity is experiencing a disaster of global proportions during the Covid-19 pandemic, we have no choice but to look to the future and work to ensure that things get better on many fronts, says Leader Joe Chuman in his May 3 platform.Full Platform Address
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Job Club
The Ethical Culture Society is pleased to announce the implementation of a weekly Job Club that will include short workshops each week. Topics covered will include: Work-style assessments, Job-market research, Networking, Self-Marketing, Resume review, Interview preparation, Overcoming barriers to employment, Self-employment options, Vocational training options, Planning and Follow-up. The job club will be facilitated by […]
Not Working: The Stories Behind the Unemployment Statistics
Author D.W. Gibson (2012, Penguin Books) Reviewed by Theresa Forsman More than 12 million Americans are unemployed today. That’s 12 million stories of being laid off, fired, riffed or downsized, 12 million stories of what happens when the job goes away. Sixty of those stories, from Southern California to Upstate New York and […]
The Fiscal Cliff? Get Over It
By Ed Gross, member of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County I’m no economist. I never even took a class in Economics. I do read Paul Krugman’s column, however, and his blog, too, so I’m familiar with the terms of the debate. And what I’d like to suggest is that our politicians, who […]
