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American Forum: Education Innovation in Tough Economic Times
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Mississippi is a state that has historically faced severe economic challenges, as well as high rates of poverty, dropouts, and illiteracy. Efforts though to bring community partners together have... More
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Hightower: Why Obama and Dems Seem Incapable of Taking a Firm Stand on Anything | Economy | AlterNet
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The Obama-ites seem incapable of firm stands. They excite us by boldly addressing our economic woes. But when it comes time to follow through -- it's droopsville.
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A Union for the Unemployed? ‘UCubed’ Tries to Organize Jobless in Internet Age
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The daily barrage of heartbreaking unemployment statistics has become so commonplace it almost ceases to shock. The headlines never deliver good news: despite a supposed tentative rebound for the... More
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As Congress Stiffs Jobless, Deficit Hawk, Liberal Economist Plead: Create Jobs Now! - Working In These Times
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With the Congress delaying on extending unemployment insurance and only taking half-measures to address high unemployment that could last for years, an important new article co-authored by a liberal... More
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Profiting From Recession, Payday Lenders Spend Big to Fight Regulation
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The influential $42 billion-a-year payday lending industry, thriving from a surge in emergency loans to people struggling through the recession, is pouring record sums into lobbying, campaign... More
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Five Minutes With: Elizabeth Warren
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Elizabeth Warren is a professor at Harvard Law School. In an era in which consumer protections have fallen by the wayside, Warren has been arguing for the interests of consumers, advocating for the... More
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Jon Stewart Rips Apart GOP Obstructionist Jim Bunning
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On The Daily Show last night, Stewart took Bunning to task for his one-man blockade of unemployment benefits. Among Stewart’s proposals for passing legislation without Bunning in the room: fake... More
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Hightower Lowdown | How corporate money took over Washington--and created the mobs who rant against reform
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Despite a constant racket from the forces of the far-out right (Fox television's yackety-yackers, just-say-no GOP know-nothings, tea-bag howlers, Sarah Palinistas, et al.), the great majority of... More
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Don't Judge the Budget by Its Cover | The American Prospect
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President Barack Obama's first budget was notable for its honesty -- it eliminated stale tricks designed to conceal the impact of expensive programs and forecast a progressive agenda in the midst of... More
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ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery By ColorLines Investigative Team
(www.colorlines.com)
President Obama says the stimulus saved or created 2 million jobs in 2009. But is the recovery really working? The American dream of good jobs and strong communities is still just a dream for too... More
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