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The Great Recession in Black Wealth
The Great Recession produced the largest setback in racial wealth equality in the United States over the last quarter century. In 2009 the average white household’s wealth was twenty …
Rick Santorum’s Plans For America
Former Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum, is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination who is fast coming to the fore. He won the Republican primary in Iowa (albeit by …
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The US, Israel, and the War on Iran: Don’t Let Them Fool Us Again!
On January 11, 2012, after the assassination of the fourth Iranian scientist in two years, the New York Times declared: “In recent days, several events have combined to create …
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Xerox Successfully Lobbies for Veterans Department to Fire Veterans
One of the basic pay to play schemes we see in most states and in the Federal government involves the privatization of government services to third party contractors who …
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Sudden Business Closures in Chicago Prompt Wage Theft Fights
Losing your job is hard on any worker. But imagine discovering from the company website that your job is gone. It happened in December to 136 employees …
Attacking Iran Makes No Sense, but Netanyahu Might Do It Anyway
The most strenuous objection to an Iranian attack by Israel comes from recently retired Mossad head Meir Dagan, who called attacking Iran “the stupidest thing I have ever heard.” …
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Billionaire George Soros: I Should Pay More in Taxes
President Obama’s most recent budget, released today, featured the “Buffett Rule,” named after and supported by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, which would require millionaires to pay a minimum 30 …
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Women, Oppressed by Enforced Illiteracy, Are Still Afghanistan’s Brightest Hope
An Afghan woman at a bazaar held at Camp Eggers in Afghanistan. (Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Denise Alford) The women of Afghanistan are amazing. Despite decades …
Fracking Industry Colludes With Pennsylvania Legislature to Create Dangerous New Law
A photo of natural gas drilling in Dimock, Pennsylvania, taken in August 2009 for shaleshock.org. (Photo: Attorney Helen Slottje) Pennsylvania's state legislature has effectively signed a death …
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Infrastructure and Manufacturing in the President’s Budget
Saying the country can't “cut our way to growth,” the President has some serious infrastructure money in his budget, along with serious help for America's manufacturers. This will create …