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Op-Ed Contributor: Yes, We Need Jobs. But What Kind?
I appreciate this argument that government can do something for employment and the economy; it’s something big business usually won’t admit. ______________ Creating jobs with wages below the poverty line doesn’t solve America’s problems. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/opinion/yes-we-need-jobs-but-what-kind.html
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NYTimes: Losing Our Way
The U.S. can find the resources for endless warfare, but not for nation-building here at home. http://nyti.ms/dRWKDA He writes this as his last shot before leaving to write a book. It’s a shame, but perhaps not surprising, that this is … Continue reading
Harlem Children’s Zone
This is the second podcast I’ve listened to that focuses on Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children’s Zone, but it’s definitely not the first time I’ve heard of this project or of him. I believe that President Obama is trying … Continue reading
Is it a crime to be poor…?
This article points out how many of our municipal governments are turning acts of poverty–panhandling, sleeping under the freeway, looking like you’re on public assistance–into sources of revenue or reasons for incarceration. It seems like a world not much different … Continue reading
