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Elizabeth Warren: Citibank owns Obama administration
In one of the most astonishing speeches ever given from the senate floor, progressive Democrat, Senator Elizabeth Warren, called out the Obama administration for being a wholly owned subsidiary of Citibank.
We need police who are also social workers
What would have happened on that hot August afternoon had a social worker come upon Michael Brown on Canfield Avenue? What if a
After Ferguson: Who makes the rules?
I recently had the misfortune of hearing KMOX radio [in St. Louis] while in the car. (Except for some Cardinals games, I haven’t listened
Israel’s elections: Crucial to understanding the conflict’s future
Social media speculation is hypocritical on a number of issues, but Israel is a particular example. The “Fuck Israel” Facebook pages and posts grew
Obamacare enrollment, Year 2: Mainstream media outlets ignore success
The ACA [Obamacare] is alive and growing—and Year 2 of enrollment is going quite well, but you’d never know that if you get your
Talking about race
We need to have a serious discussion about race. Because believe it or not, not talking about race is not going to end racism;
President Obama could use a little help from his friends
If you are a progressive, you might say that in recent months (perhaps recent years), President Obama has been in a slump. The magic
After Ferguson: Small reforms, big potential
Ferguson has consequences—and some of them may be positive. The tragedy of Michael Brown’s death in August 2014 has been a consciousness-raiser with ramifications
A closer look at the 5.9% unemployment rate
If you dig around the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website, you will learn that 20 percent of American families do not have a single person employed and 41 percent of all civilian, working-age Americans are without a job.