Category Archives: Economic Justice

A Glaring Omission In the Plan For Immigration Reform

Posted on Monday, April 1st, 2013 by Cindy Rose

First, let’s get the jargon out of the way; immigrants who are living and working here illegally are referred to as “illegals”, undocumented workers”, “out of status”, and “undocumented migrants” to name a few. When immigration hearings began earlier this … Continue reading →

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What Paul Ryan Hopes You Gloss Over In His *New* Budget

Posted on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 by Lucas Kawa

This morning, Paul Ryan released a rehashed version of the “Path to Prosperity” – and it’s nearly identical to the Romney/Ryan economic blueprint roundly rejected by Americans in November. Medicare is turned into a voucher system, Medicaid is block-granted to the states, … Continue reading →

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Mr. Obama, Tear Down the Private Profit Prisons

Posted on Sunday, February 17th, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“…men who so uneasily tolerate superiors patiently suffer a master, and show themselves proud and servile at the same time.” –Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America In 2007, a teenager in a depressed county of Northeastern Pennsylvania, recently bereft of … Continue reading →

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Scarborough Gets It Doubly Wrong

Posted on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 by Ken

Paul Krugman was a recent guest on Morning Joe.  That appearance led Joe Scarborough to write an opinion piece titled Paul Krugman vs. the world.  Scarborough starts off on a bad note with an attempted bastardization of Krugman’s position on deficit spending:  Mr. … Continue reading →

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Jindal’s Budget Still Balanced on the Backs of the Poor

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Louisiana’s Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has reversed himself on his plan to stop providing hospice care for medicaid patients, which we told you about in an earlier post. Lest you think it’s a sign of a kinder, gentler Governor, think … Continue reading →

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Gerrymandering, Jury-Rigging and Judicial Rewriting Are the Wave of the Future, Conservative Soldiers!

Posted on Sunday, January 27th, 2013 by Marc Belisle

Greetings and salutations, fellow captains of industry and our Republican lapdogs!  I’m wiring you this electronic mail-o-gram from the deck of my mega-yacht Duchess’ Bounty.  What wizardry is this, you may ask, that such a feat is possible from the … Continue reading →

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Ryan Borrows a Page From Romney’s Playbook

Posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Republicans have done it to America again – plucked some less than qualified dolt from the party rank and file and convinced them they could run the country. Many believe Paul Ryan will seek his party’s nomination in 2016, which … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Speech vs. Wall Street’s Interests

Posted on Saturday, January 5th, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”  –Henry David Thoreau You know that civil rights are in dire straits when Rage Against the Machine starts to seem eerily prescient. … Continue reading →

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Atlas Lost Market Share And Stock Value

Posted on Monday, December 10th, 2012 by Ken

Atlas carries a tomato, which would have cost an extra cent to add to a pizza at Papa Johns, if not for market forces. Marc’s post “Atlas whined” details how certain of the ultra wealthy in America have proven to … Continue reading →

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Atlas Whined

Posted on Sunday, December 9th, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession  with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, … Continue reading →

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