Chilean police used water canons and tear gas to break up a demonstration calling for more wide-ranging and free education. The protests on Tuesday came as President Sebastian Piñera defended his record in a final state of the nation address to Congress. He recounted his success of creating jobs and announced educational reforms. Demonstrators included students and members of left-wing movements and unions who are fighting against neo-liberal policies and inequality in Chile.

Via Al Jazeera

Employers added 157,000 jobs last month and 127,000 more jobs were created in November and December than previously reported, the Labor Department said. Revisions performed each January to the prior year's data showed the labor market was healthier in 2012 than initially thought.

While the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point to 7.9 percent, the closely watched report showed an increase in hourly earnings and solid gains in construction and retail employment.

Moyers talks to RoseAnn DeMoro, who heads the largest registered nurses union in the country, and will lead a Chicago march protesting economic inequality on May 18th. DeMoro is championing the Robin Hood Tax, a small government levy the financial sector would pay on commercial transactions like stocks and bonds. The money generated, which some estimate could be as much as $350 billion annually, could be used for social programs and job creation, ultimately to people who, without a doubt, need it more than the banks do.

DeMoro and her organization, National Nurses United, have an inspiring history of defeating some of the toughest opponents in government and politics.

[Via BillMoyers.com]