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Farmworkers pick tomatoes ... member in 2011. Pope Francis said on May 1, 2013, that all workers should make wages that allow them ... . In 2011, 4,609 workers were killed on the job in the US—and yet the federal government can only levy $7 ... if not for Social Security, 2011: 67.6 million (program kept 21.4 million people out of poverty). People ...

Editor’s ... . posted by: srjenkins at 1. posted by: srjenkins at 04/16/2011 @ 4:38pm Report abusive | Ignore ... , the toughest cuts will come from education and health. President Obama has succeeded in limiting ... and deficit “crisis,” or lay out a vision of a government working for the common good. It’s time to reset ...

Photo: Press Association ... it in at, say, 4 percent. If it goes higher, they eat it. And if it goes lower, they make money ... of color , the housing crisis, the student debt crisis, local and state governments cutting jobs and services because of debt—you can connect all of these issues to the original economic crisis of 2008 ...

It began outside ... Fabian01 at 02/26/2011 @ 4:37pm Report abusive | Ignore This User '"revenues from corporate taxes ... at posted by: JakobFabian01 at 02/26/2011 @ 4:45pm Report abusive | Ignore This User "You seem ... Fabian01 at posted by: JakobFabian01 at 02/26/2011 @ 5:09pm from education.com: "The Loudoun ...

ldquo;Wow! You ... senators may have put it best. Referring to the decision of the senators to leave for Illinois in order ... that assists the working class: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/02/17/nlrb ... and succeed in a place like Wisconsin, we may, indeed, have reason to be alarmed. I second AZ Native, let ...

The "I ... would rise even higher, and if you don't use Comcast you might have to pay a premium to get NBC's shows ... to competition and independent voices, not to mention the higher prices we'll all be paying every month ... . (Comcast spent over $13.4 million lobbying Congress  last year.) We've seen clearly over the last ...

My colleague and ... exploded. In the U.S. the fiscal year 2009 federal budget deficit was $1.4 trillion, three times higher ... right of the people to govern being essential to a free democracy, Congress and the States may regulate ... of my democracy anytime over that band of foaming at the mouth fanatics. If educated Americans don ...

Conservative economist Walter ... : srjenkins at 05/15/2011 @ 4:23pm That kind of stupid comment is pretty rank even for you. I ... , 2011MarketWatch If you thought the housing crisis was bad, think again. It's worse. New ... Walter E. Williams wants black people to know that unions are out to get them: “[W ...

The Nation asked ... . posted by: wmfell at 06/09/2011 @ 4:43pm You miss the point. The human race has always been ... : RMForbes at 06/09/2011 @ 4:17pm On what authority should there EVER be public utilities? I ... who earn profits and creat jobs? posted by: RMForbes at posted by: RMForbes at 06/09/2011 @ 4 ...

Amy Chua does ... educational crisis will involve a public investment that simply does not correlate with shooting down the self ... even higher on the graduate level, which is a very alarming signal for President Obama's Educational ... 's higher education lags far behind than US counterparts. Do you believe that? Ironically, even the US ...

A year after ... at posted by: posterboy at 11/10/2011 @ 4:48am You make me feel like a genius at character analysis ... , social and political values, the voters of November, 2011 chose to: 1. Renew Labor Rights ... , making our elections more accessible and open and encouraging people to participate.” 4. Protect ...

A homeless family ... -third of Americans who use shelters annually are parents and their children. In 2011, that added up to more than 500 ... the 2011-12 school year—a 57 percent increase since 2006-07. “This is basically all a result ... and a foreclosure crisis, this strategy hasn’t changed—with the exception of provisions in the Recovery Act ...

The Nation is ... will bankrupt the nation beginning in 2011. http://tinyurl.com/d79du4 From the SS Website < ... citizens. Dear Katrina, I am proud to say that we MAY ha Dear Katrina, I am proud to say that we MAY have begun a dialogue here on the Nation's blog pages--see Peter Rothberg's thread ...

There’s ... by this economic crisis. Enter the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank that earns a chunk of its ... ? 1. posted by: jamiethu at 1. posted by: jamiethu at 07/29/2011 @ 7:06am Thank you ... 061 at posted by: Yad061 at 07/29/2011 @ 9:33am Google for "great society worked" and check out ...

Workers march in ... if not for Social Security, 2011: 67.6 million (program kept 21.4 million people out of poverty). People ... in the percentage of children who are homeless, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness . A 2011 ... is significantly higher due to the high cost of child care. Our nation does have a child care assistance ...

On the eve ... posted by: 2HAPPY at posted by: 2HAPPY at 09/03/2011 @ 4:28pm Welcome back HAP your wise words ... in the summer of 2011 was 139,296,000. The number of employed Americans in summer of 2004 was 139 ... as president. Yet, the US population grew during the period from 2004 to 2011 by almost 20 million—from 292 ...

It scored the ... at 01/20/2011 @ 4:30pm "Excellent! A difference of 2.2%! But this just means that the problem ... Adminstration is enjoying. 4. posted by: Yad061 at 4. posted by: Yad061 at 01/21/2011 @ 9:48am ... the urge to cherrypick? posted by: nkurland1 at posted by: nkurland1 at 01/25/2011 @ 4:31pm ...

In September the ... the Congressional “supercommittee” to “go big” and approve a $4 trillion deficit reduction plan over the next decade ... ?” A looming fiscal crisis was portrayed as being just around the corner. The event spotlighted a central paradox in American politics over the past two years: how, in the midst of a massive unemployment crisis ...

Standard & Poor ... William Greider ... for the massive scam that led to the crisis that sank the national economy. That story line is the essential ... this is the “adult” thing to do. But his supporters may once again see betrayal. As the polls keep reporting ...

ensp; A protester ... that may end his government. In the hall of mirrors that is Greek politics, there is no easy way to parse ... of brothels full of trafficked women. For two weeks a garbage collectors’ strike left towering heaps ... signs are everywhere; shops are either closing or holding knock-down sales, devastated by the crisis ...

President Obama&rsquo ... . May 2, 2011 ... ? >>>posted by: 2HAPPY at >>>posted by: 2HAPPY at 04/14/2011 @ 4:12pm ... ;>>posted by: 2HAPPY at 04/14/2011 @ 4:12pm<<< Most of these strip malls are in Simi Valley ...

When President Obama ... April 4, 2011 budgetcuts ... William Mitchell ... of private dollars that was created as a consequence of the crisis,” the leader of the largest economy ...

A new president ... administration will be in full collapse within a year. The nation may not want a fire-breathing fiscal ... -- the same folks who ruined it. •• increased military spending by 4% •• escalated war ... .----Posted by antisocialist at 01/27/2010 @ 12:46pm And when EXACTLY (ballpark it to within 3-4 months ...

First Governor Scott ... as 30 cents a day.” posted by: lvliberty1 at posted by: lvliberty1 at 03/01/2011 @ 4:32pm ... . posted by: darladoon at 03/01/2011 @ 4:44pm So, if Politifact is wrong, where is your proof? And I ... opposition—as it is expected to include proposals for dramatic cuts in state support for public education ...

The most distressing ... William Greider ... of the deficit hysteria gripping Washington may be what Barack Obama has revealed about himself ... as high-minded and brave because he defied his loyal constituents. Supporters may hope this rightward ...

This article originally ... Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust 2011 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today ... in deep financial crisis will be “in decline” as long as it remains inextricably intertwined ... (preemptive war); and the 2008 Wall Street meltdown (casino capitalism). Meanwhile, one may argue ...

The 2009 stimulus ... infrastructure or the money to educate our children, but there are hundreds of billions of dollars in excessive ... administration is FAILING (at what you or I may want them to do such as jobs, single payer health care, ending ... /01/2010 @ 4:33pm Correct. And it is just as difficult to convince our lefty friends here ...

The rebellious citizens ... may lose their best debtors—people who are paying reliably on older mortgages with much higher ... -speed computers, didn’t see the nature of the crisis until it was breaking over their heads. They may have been ... Conversations: Roane Carey and William Greider on the Housing Crisis's 'Death Spiral ...

In setting up ... William Greider ... Security has accumulated a massive surplus—$2.5 trillion now, rising to $4.3 trillion by 2023. This vast ... dollars on end-of-life care while raising the poverty level and lowering the educational expectations ...

I keep hearing ... for any of this, nor to do anything serious to prevent a similar crisis from happening again. Instead ... —a union job, a good affordable education—being rapidly sealed off. The cuts are a message. They are saying ... into riots and multiple cop cars burned. It was nothing by London 2011 standards, but it was still shocking ...