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Hero EMT dispatcher helps pinpoint stroke victim in eight-hour call
By Kate Briquelet and Jennifer Bain A heroic FDNY dispatcher went beyond the call of duty — staying on the phone with an elderly Upper East Side stroke victim for nearly eight hours while rescuers struggled to pinpoint the woman’s location. … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, emergency, emergency services, EMT, FDNY, life, New York City, New York City Fire Department
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How Fast Food Companies Steal Workers’ Pay
By Seth Freed Wessler Olivia Roffle has worked at Papa John’s Pizza in St. Louis, Mo., for three years and she hates it. “It’s just not an enjoyable place to work,” she says. The 23 year old, who is enrolled in classes … Continue reading
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Tagged Burger King, Chicago, employment, fast food, jobs, Living wage, McDonald, Missouri, New York City, Papa John's Pizza, St. Louis, Wage, wage disparity
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Ending Summer Learning Loss: Can It Be the Key to True Education Reform?
By Curtis Valentine As the summer approaches and the 2012-2013 academic year comes to a close for millions of K-12 students, the debate over how to improve public education continues. Research dating back to the 1970s by New York University … Continue reading
Same-Sex Couples Face Significant Housing Discrimination, Historic Government Study Says
By Amanda Terkel Same-sex couples face significant levels of discrimination in the rental housing market, according to a landmark government study released on Tuesday. The new survey by the Department of Housing and Urban Development is the first-ever study examining … Continue reading
Big Lie: America Doesn’t Have #1 Richest Middle-Class in the World…We’re Ranked 27th!
By Les Leopold America is the richest country on Earth. We have the most millionaires, the most billionaires and our wealthiest citizens have garnered more of the planet’s riches than any other group in the world. We even have hedge … Continue reading
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Tagged AlterNet, American dream, business, economy, investing, life, middle class, money, United States, wealth
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Juliana Rotich – Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa
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Tagged Africa, internet, Juliana Rotich, Nairobi, software, technology, TED, Ushahidi
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Urban Institute Updates 1965 Moynihan Report on Black Poverty
The National Urban League Wire Nearly five decades ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1965 report for the U.S. Department of Labor, The Negro Family: The Case for National Action, provoked a firestorm of debate in its probing of the roots of … Continue reading
Hours After Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter Suppression Law, Senator Introduces Bill To Overturn Decision
By Scott Keyes The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona voter suppression law in a surprise move Monday, but one Republican senator is already trying to work around that decision. Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the 7-2 opinion in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonin Scalia, Arizona, citizenship, SCOTUS, Senate, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Texas, Voter suppression
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Surprise! Justice Scalia Strikes Down Arizona Law Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Register To Vote
By Ian Millhiser In an opinion by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, a 7-2 Supreme Court held this morning that an Arizona law requiring voting officials to reject voter registration forms that are “not accompanied by concrete evidence of citizenship” conflicts … Continue reading
Why the Spying Scandal Is a Serious Racial Justice Issue
By Imara Jones Given the massive investment in national security after 9-11, recent news that the federal government is spying on hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the world may not have come as a … Continue reading
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