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Robert Reich: Why Taxes Have to Be Raised on the Rich
by n0madic, posted on Sunday, June 10th, 2012 at 10:34 pmCPS Parent Matt Farmer Puts Penny Pritzker on Trial at CTU’s STANDS STRONG RALLY
by n0madic, posted on Monday, June 4th, 2012 at 10:55 pmfrom the Chicago Teachers Union
Chicago Public Schools parent Matt Farmer puts billionaire Board of Education member Penny Pritzker on trial at Chicago Teachers Union’s Stands Strong rally. Pritzker doesn’t seem to feel it is necessary to provide other people’s children with the same educational experience as hers.
Ai-jen Poo: Preparing for a Changing America
by n0madic, posted on Monday, June 4th, 2012 at 9:44 amfrom The Nation
In the years ahead, the country’s aging population will grow to become the largest in US history, says Caring Across Generations Co-Director Ai-Jen Poo. As that happens, the demand for long-term care will skyrocket. “Right now, if you’re aging or if you have a disability, your choices are really limited,” says Poo. “You can go and live in a nursing home or perhaps an assisted living facility, but we want to create more choices so that people can stay in their homes and in their communities, live independently in a context that they know, for as long as possible.”
Peter Edelman: How Did America Get So Poor?
by n0madic, posted on Friday, June 1st, 2012 at 7:00 amfrom The Nation
Twenty million people in the United States make less than half of the poverty line, which is about $19,000 per year for a family of three. Another 103 million bring home incomes lower than twice the poverty line. Is this because poverty alleviation programs don’t work, or because we have too many low-wage jobs?
Peter Edelman of Georgetown University Law Center joins Laura Flanders to explain how we became a nation that fails to help its most needy citizens and what can be done.
Why We Need A Stronger Volcker Rule
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, May 31st, 2012 at 11:11 pmfrom the Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress’ Jennifer Erickson, Director of Competitiveness and Economic Growth, describes the Volcker Rule and explains why it needs to be strengthened.
Why Congress Needs to Renew Clean Energy Subsidies
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 6:22 pmfrom the Center for American Progress
President Obama is slated to visit TPI Composites on Thursday, a wind turbine blade manufacturer in Newton, Iowa, where he will urge Congress to extend two key renewable energy tax credits — the Production Tax Credit for wind and a clean energy manufacturing credit.
Wind energy provides thousands of jobs in Iowa, like this one of a turbine maintenance worker in Franklin County. The Center for American Progress traveled to Iowa to talk to experts and officials about how uncertain federal policy is hurting the wind industry.
Why Bain Matters
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 1:23 pmfrom MoveOn.org Political Action
While at Bain Capital, Mitt Romney destroyed middle class jobs to help the rich get richer. Is that what we want in a president?
Attorney: “NATO 3” Activists Detained on Terror Charges Are Victims of Police Entrapment
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 2:46 pmfrom Democracy Now!
Following a weekend that saw nearly 100 arrests of protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago, we speak with National Lawyers Guild attorney Sarah Gelsomino, who represents one of the five activists charged with terror-related crimes. Two are accused of attempted possession of explosives or incendiary devices, and three more are accused of conspiracy to commit terrorism, material support for terrorism and possession of explosives. Gelsomino says the so-called “NATO Three” were set-up by government informants who planted the explosives.
