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Justin Timberlake releasing all of ‘The 20/20 Experience’ on deluxe vinyl
By Kyle Anderson With his computer-twerky Timbaland beats and throwback tuxes, few people blend the past and the future better than Justin Timberlake. He’ll go a step further once The 20/20 Experience — 2 of 2 hits the streets in October, when … Continue reading
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Tagged 20/20 Experience, entertainment, Justin Timberlake, LP record, music, Timbaland
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Congress to Pentagon: Save the Troops From Predatory Lenders
By Erika Eichelberger Six years ago, a major Pentagon investigation revealed that shady lenders were taking advantage of active-duty military by roping them into high-risk loans with astronomical interest rates. The Military Lending Act (MLA), which Congress passed in 2007, … Continue reading
California inmate in prison hunger strike: ‘Each minute has been torturous’
By Rory Carroll California’s prison hunger strike is pitting hundreds of inmates against authorities in a battle of wills largely invisible to outsiders. A mass protest which has just entered its second month is playing out in the solitary confinement … Continue reading
Prison Phone Call Costs To Be Reduced; 15-Minute Call Previously As Much As $17
By Ian Simpson The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on Friday to reduce prison telephone rates that had made it far more expensive for prison inmates to make phone calls than it is outside prison walls. The commission voted 2-1 … Continue reading
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Tagged FCC, Federal Communications Commission, incarceration, phone bill, prison, rates
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It’s Time to Do Something When a Corporation Like WalMart Won’t Pay a Living Wage: Or Else We All Pay
By Thom Hartmann Last week, thousands of fast food workers from across the country walked off their jobs to demand a living wage of $15 an hour. Ever since, the Republican talking point machine has been running on all cylinders. … Continue reading
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Tagged business, fast food, jobs, Living wage, minimum wage, poverty, United States, wages, Walmart
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Having a friend of a different race
By Clarence Page Nonwhite Americans are much more likely than white Americans to have a friend of a different race, a new poll finds. The poll released by Reuters/Ipsos on Thursday found that about 40 percent of white Americans say they … Continue reading →