On Monday afternoon 27 people were arrested in front of the Department of Justice and put behind bars. Their crime: Being sick and tired of Washington bailing out banks while there is no bailout for those among the other 99 percent of the country who are drowning in underwater mortgages. Almost 500 activists from the [...]
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As part of their latest effort to rebrand the GOP as a more caring party, House Republicans are scheduled this week to put forward a student lending bill called the “Smarter Solutions for Students Act.” But the label is misleading. A more appropriate name would be the “Making College More Expensive Act.” (Indeed, that’s what [...]
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In the latest round of atrocities committed by conservatives, Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee sent to the House floor a farm bill on Wednesday that offers little food for families while dishing out corporate subsides. In protest, organizational leaders and activist met with elected officials on Capitol Hill to demonstrate opposition to cutting the [...]
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In the wake of the Great Recession, the majority of Americans continue to suffer and struggle to remain afloat, and the very definition of what it means to be middle-class is being redefined downward. Yesterday, The Atlantic held its first annual Summit on the State of the Middle Class to help define the attitudes, beliefs [...]
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Have we failed our children, and subsequently the future of our country? UNICEF says yes. According to a report released earlier this month — “Child Well-Being in Rich Countries”— the U.S. came in 26th place out of 29 wealthy countries in its care for children. Though it is the wealthiest country in the world, the [...]
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The Pew Charitable Trust’s fourth annual report on “Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race?” doesn’t give the United States much to celebrate on this Earth Day. The report, released last week, finds that the United States is no longer the global leader in renewable energy investment. China is. From 2011 to 2012, China attracted $65.1 [...]
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“Tell me I’m your national anthem.” That was the theme of the hundreds of environmentalists and labor union members gathered today at the BlueGreen Alliance’s annual conference in Washington. They wanted to remind President Obama and Congress that the middle class is still the national anthem of this country. In response, Obama administration officials and [...]
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Can something be equally beneficial for both the environment and the economy? Leaders of the nation’s largest environmental organizations and labor unions say yes. This week in Washington, the BlueGreen Alliance will be holding its annual conference, appropriately themed “Good Jobs, Green Jobs.” Often considered each other’s adversary, both the labor and environmental movements share [...]
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Millennials – the largest, best educated, and most diverse generation in our nation’s history – have one question for Democrats seeking election in 2014: Do your values really reflect ours? Democrats have reason to worry about what the answer would be from the 80 million people between the ages of 18 and 29 who make [...]
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Campaign for America’s Future, the AFL-CIO, and more than 60 national organizations today had one simple message for Congress: Repeal the sequester. Over 300,000 activists joined forces for a national day of action in Washington and in their local communities. Protests were held across the country, with thousands of concerned citizens speaking up against the [...]
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