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The Black Unemployment Epidemic Pt 2 Pre-Existing Conditions

by Terrance Heath | May 22, 2011 | Blog

When white America catches a cold, the saying goes, black America gets pneumonia. Or in this case, when white America has a recession, black America gets a depression. It was true in the Great Depression, and it's no less true in the "Great Recession." It seems...

How Did We Ever Get Higher Ed Backwards

by Sam Pizzigati | May 21, 2011 | Blog

Back in the mid 20th century, colleges and universities helped America beat down economic inequality. Now they reinforce it. The American Dream isn’t quite unfolding the way Richard Silva expected. The 20-year-old Silva is currently studying at Cerritos College,...

Politico Has Not Heard About the Collapse of the Housing Bubble and Economic Crisis

by | May 20, 2011 | Blog

That is the conclusion that readers of a Politico article headlined, "budget surplus to deficit: how we got here," must conclude. This article attributes the increase in the deficit in the Obama years to increased spending coupled with tax cuts, only mentioning in...

Cuts For School Kids But More Tax Dollars For Tests

by Jeff Bryant | May 20, 2011 | Blog, Education

While America's political leaders happily take a meat axe to our nation's public school system, the national media continues to turn our gaze toward more pressing issues. But down here on the ground, the outlook for the nation's school children is looking grimmer and...

Geithners Beltway Wisdom On Stage In New York

by | May 20, 2011 | Blog

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner came to New York this week to press President Obama’s case for a budget deal and taking action now to reduce the future budget deficit. Sometimes it helps to be a New York writer. A relative outsider to Washington, I...

We have a plan Its called Medicare

by | May 19, 2011 | Blog

With Republicans going far beyond line drawing to a full blown assault, a big Democrat finally digs in. Greg Sargent: “It is a flag we’ve planted that we will protect and defend. We have a plan. It’s called Medicare.” That’s from Nancy Pelosi, who called me from...

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