Sequester Starvation: Women and Children First
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Unequal Internet Access “Widening the Gap” Between Rich and Poor Students
From Common Dreams: As many schools are racing to adopt the latest technologies—tablets, e-readers, cell phones—in their classrooms, low income students and poorly funded school districts are being left in the dust. A survey of middle and high school teachers released Thursday found that the growing gap in internet access…
The Last Tower: The Decline and Fall of Public Housing
Harper’s Magazine: Forty years ago, when U.S. cities began abandoning high-rise public housing, blasting crews would fill a tower with explosives and in a few monumental booms all would be reduced to rubble and rolling clouds of dust. It was as swift as it was symbolic. Now the demolitions are…
Investor and Landlord Class Feed Off Victims of Foreclosure Crisis
This is capitalism/corporate welfare in America, folks: In February, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the government-backed mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that it would sell about 2,500 homes in a pilot program in eight metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles. And Bank of…
Corporate Profits Increase While Workers’ Wages Lag
From ThinkProgress: As we’ve been noting, corporate profits have made it back to their pre-recession heights (even if corporate tax revenue hasn’t followed suit). In fact, in 2011, corporate profits hit their highest level since 1950. […] [But], real wages fell in 2011, despite record corporate profits. “There’s never been…
CFPB Wants Oversight of Debt Collectors, Credit Bureaus
From NYT: Large debt collectors and credit reporting companies would face regular federal oversight for the first time under a broad new proposal announced on Thursday by the consumer finance watchdog. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a draft rule that would allow the agency to supervise two significant corners…
Economic Malpractice by GOP Conservatism and its Impact on the Millennial Generation
Economic Malpractice and the Millennials from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. The Millennials are the first generation of Americans who cannot count on doing better than their parents. On this week’s Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers talks with a Millennial who has dedicated herself to tackling these issues. In the same broadcast,…
A Musical Dedication to Romney and the GOP Gang: I Heard it Today
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