Category Archives: News from the Soul Brother

Could losing your job cost you your life?

By Paige Greenfield If you’ve ever thought that your job and the annoying emails, coworkers, and early mornings that go along with it shaved years off your life, it may not be worse than the alternative: Long-term unemployment speeds aging … Continue reading

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Colorado Cities Routinely Jail Individuals Because They Can’t Pay Fines, ACLU Finds

By Nicole Flatow Jared Thornburg was ticketed for driving a defective vehicle in Westminster, Colorado. He didn’t pay the $165 fee he owed, because he couldn’t afford it. So the local court sent him to jail instead. Linda Roberts couldn’t … Continue reading

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The Country That’s Dismantling Its System of Privilege for the 1% — Can the U.S. Be Next?

By Thom Hartmann Chileans have rejected Reaganomics, and it’s time we followed their lead. Back in the early 1970s, Chile was one of the most progressive countries in South America. Its democratically elected socialist president, Salvador Allende, nationalized big businesses … Continue reading

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I started buying the signs that the homeless use to beg. Here’s what happened

By Andres Serrano Sign of the Times was conceived in early October when I started to see what I perceived as a greater number of homeless people in New York City. As a native New Yorker, it surprised me because … Continue reading

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Income Inequality Is Hurting The Economy, 3 Dozen Economists Say

By Christopher S. Rugaber The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals. It’s hurting the U.S. economy. So says a majority of more than three dozen economists surveyed last week by The Associated … Continue reading

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Amid Fields Of Plenty, A Farmworker’s Wife Struggles To Feed Her Family

By Sasha Khokha California’s San Joaquin Valley is one of the most productive farm regions in the world. But many farmworkers struggle to feed their families fresh and healthy food because they can’t afford to buy the produce that grows … Continue reading

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It’s time to take the white savior out of slavery narratives

By Daniel Jose’ Older In December of 1836, black abolitionist David Ruggles boarded a Portuguese slave ship in the New York harbor, freed its captives and had the white captain arrested. Tensions still ran high in the city from two … Continue reading

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Girl With The Dragon Tattoo sequel to be written

A writer has been hired to pen a fourth installment to the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series by author Stieg Larsson, its Swedish publishers have said. David Lagercrantz will write a new story about the characters of Lisbeth Slander … Continue reading

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The Case Against Multivitamins Grows Stronger

By Nancy Shute When I was growing up my mom gave me a multivitamin every day as a defense against unnamed dread diseases. But it looks like Mom was wasting her money. Evidence continues to mount that vitamin supplements don’t … Continue reading

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Unemployment Benefits Are Ending for 1.3 Million Americans. What’s That All About?

By Erika Eichelberger On December 28, 1.3 million people will lose their unemployment insurance. That’s because Congress failed to add an extension of those benefits into the budget deal that will likely pass the Senate this week. Here is some … Continue reading

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