From NYT: Presidents at 36 private colleges earned more than $1 million in 2009, up from 33 the previous year, according to a study by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The annual study, using data from federal tax documents, found that the median compensation — including salary and benefits —…
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From ThinkProgress: [Last Monday], a Deutsche Bank branch in Atlanta had requested the eviction of Vita Lee, a 103-year-old Atlanta woman, and her 83-year-old daughter. Both were terrified of being removed from their home of 53 years and had no idea where they’d go next. But when the movers hired…
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From Democracy Now!: The Georgia activist Martina Correia died on Thursday after a more than decade-long battle with breast cancer. She was 44 years old. At the same time as she fought to save her own life, Martina Correia struggled valiantly to save that of her brother’s — Troy Anthony…
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From the Daily News: Cops arrest an average of one student a day in city schools – nearly always a black or Hispanic boy, newly released data shows. The New York Civil Liberties Union said the statistics are “troubling” and confirm its suspicions about “over-policing.” (3)
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From NYT: She had to miss her father’s funeral in Jamaica last year because she could not afford to go. Fresh fruits and vegetables are now a luxury. She keeps her hair short, cutting it herself to avoid the expense. Her only new clothing in more than two years has…
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From NYT: Blacks have relied on government jobs in large numbers since at least Reconstruction, when the United States Postal Service hired freed slaves. The relationship continued through a century during which racial discrimination barred blacks from many private-sector jobs, and carried over into the 1960s when government was vastly…
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From Center for American Progress: Unemployment insurance is the primary government mechanism providing financial assistance to workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own. These benefits are set to expire on December 31. If Congress does not address this problem by the end of December, 2.2 million unemployed…
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The State Attorney General of Alabama has officially backed Shelby County’s fight to have Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act declared unconstitutional. This looks like a case destine for the Supreme Court. From Al.com: Shelby County, a mostly white and strongly Republican area, sued the U.S. Justice Department last…
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