From Washington Post: “The good news is, the world doesn’t end March 2. The bad news is, the world doesn’t end March 2,” said Emily Holubowich, a Washington health-care lobbyist who leads a coalition of 3,000 nonprofit groups fighting the cuts. “The worst-case scenario for us is the sequester hits…
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† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm. Standing Up to “Stand Your Ground” by nancy a…
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SPIRIT AND ELECTION 2012 Commentary by Kay Whitlock Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C. This is an unusual Critical Mass Progress post, written because almost everyone I know is feeling psychically worn and battered by this election…
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UAW Charges Romney With Profiteering From Auto Bailout EXCLUSIVE: GREG PALAST FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT: Toledo, Ohio – Wednesday Evening October 31, 2012 For Mitt Romney, it’s one scary Halloween. The Presidential candidate has just learned that tomorrow afternoon (November 1) he will be charged by the United Automobile Workers…
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† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm. CI: PRISONERS IN THE EYE OF THE STORMS by…
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Atlantic Wire: A $5,000 Shopping Run to Walmart Turned Romney’s Campaign Stop into a ‘Relief Event’ Mitt Romney was really concerned that his “Storm Relief Event” in Kettering, Ohio yesterday would look like a dud, so he and his team stocked their donation tables with $5,000 worth of supplies at…
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From ThinkProgress: As part of their bill to void the military spending cuts included in the Budget Control Act — which was passed as a result of 2011′s GOP inspired debt ceiling standoff — House Republicans proposed eliminating a program that helps states and localities respond to disasters like hurricanes.…
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Download Obama’s Second Term Agenda Booklet here. From The National Journal: The Obama campaign plans on printing 3.5 million copies of the plan and it will be distributed to campaign field offices, Politico reports. The 20-page “Blueprint for America’s Future” booklet will be released at a campaign event in Florida…
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