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Let's Change Perceptions of Black Men And Boys
We must urge our media to convey agency to black men and boys themselves, not just to reinforce negative stereotypes. We all lose if we are told only about the disparities and not the achievements and successes of Black men and boys.
Climate Summer 2013: America On Fire
The unofficial end of summer is upon us, and the climate is leaving its mark. As of last week, 51 wildfires were still burning across the country. 97% of Texas is suffering from drought. And July was the hottest month ever.
Grading Colleges on Access to the American Dream
To expand access to the American Dream, President Obama announced last week that he intends to grade colleges, just as colleges grade students. And he wants to encourage states to resume proper funding for public institutions.
Debt Limit Showdown Rapidly Approaching Debt limit expected to be reached earlier than expected, in mid-October. Roll Call: "The upcoming spending debates on Capitol Hill will almost converge, setting up a tough slog in September and October ... [Treasury Secretary...
A Dream Deferred: Minimum Wage Higher in '63 Than Today.
In 1963 the March on Washington called for an increase in the minimum wage. But it was higher then than it is today, though productivity has risen. Our nation's wealth has gone to the top 1 percent. That's not freedom.
We Are All Connected
If your core cause is the environment, LGBT, health care, social justice, civil rights, labor, economic equality, YOU NAME IT you are seen by the giant corporations as an enemy. But for too long all of these groups have been divided.
Strike in Colombia Highlights Free Trade Failure
These trade agreements make the really rich really richer. They outsource jobs to places where people can't object to the low pay and working conditions. This undercuts wages here. The end result is a race to the bottom.
Meditations on The Village
This excerpt comes from a piece by Michael Winship on how much Washington has changed since the Nixon years. The social and cultural changes are quite striking. But this says it all.
Congress Wants Hurricanes To Happen
The headline on this post is inflammatory and intended to attract eyeballs, visitors and clicks but it's also totally accurate. I'm posting it because of an absolutely correct and incredibly naive New York Times editorial on disaster relief.
Progressive Breakfast
March of Washington Anniversary Re-Energizes Progressive Agenda 50 years later, blacks lag behind whites "by almost every measure" reports Bloomberg: "Since the June 2009 end of the recession, median income for black households has dropped 10.9 percent, compared with...
