Poverty
Putting the Occupy movement in historical perspective
December 5, 2011Indeed there is civil unrest! Workers cry out for justice, as workloads grow and wages stagnate while owners' profits soar, as jobs are sent overseas.
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One-third of nation in poverty or “near poverty”
December 2, 2011A startling new study by the Census Bureau reveals that one in three Americans - 100 million people - live in poverty or near poverty.
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Don’t be cruel: Extend lifeline for millions now!
November 29, 2011Two million desperate job hunters will, on Jan 1, 2012, lose the only lifeline that keeps them and their families surviving.
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Routine teen-aged HIV test proposed by doctors
November 28, 2011The Center for Disease Control has called for universal testing of all patients between the ages of 16 and 64. However, the U.S. Public Health Service has not endorsed the proposal.
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Racism: pollutant that serves GOP, Wall St interests
November 21, 2011Racism is the most persistent and pernicious form of division in our country. It creates a fault line in the labor and people's struggles that, if not overcome, irredeemably weakens them.
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