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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 →
The True Cost of a Higher Minimum Wage
By Zachary Karabell In his speech at the Center for American Progress this week, President Obama devoted considerable time to an issue suddenly much in discussion: the minimum wage. This is not a new debate. In fact, it neatly echoes … Continue reading →
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South Africa’s week of mourning for ‘outstanding son’ Mandela
By Julian Borger, David Smith, and Harriet Sherwood South Africa is set for a week of mourning after the death of Nelson Mandela, the most universally loved and revered leader in history, through a series of events to celebrate his … Continue reading →
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America cares for you – until you start asking questions
By Gary Younge When Ray Kelly, the man Barack Obama is currently considering to lead homeland security, was the New York City police commissioner, he allegedly had a policy of terrorising black and Latino neighbourhoods. A hearing into the city’s … Continue reading →
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Nice Speech, Obama, but What About Policy?
By Peniel E. Joseph President Barack Obama’s speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington forcefully articulated an expansive vision of economic justice and racial equality but stopped short of concrete policy proposals needed to turn words into … Continue reading →
Millionaire Congressman Drops Health Coverage To Protest Obamacare
By Igor Volsky Since the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ruled that the government can continue to subsidize health care coverage for members of Congress who are required to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, a growing number of Republican … Continue reading →
50 years after King speech, discrimination feeds black economic gap: Obama
President Barack Obama said on Friday that America’s history of racial discrimination had contributed to a persistent economic gap between blacks and whites in the 50 years since Martin Luther King’s landmark “I have a dream” speech. Obama said his … Continue reading →
When White Fathers Leave Their Black Children
By Bea Hinton To this day, I don’t know what my father looks like. In 24 years I have had no contact with my biological father; it is more likely that someone reading this post has more information on him … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Black people, Child abandonment, father, Home, Parent, Single-parent
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If You’ve Ever Traveled to a “Suspicious” Country, This Secret Program May Target You
By Nick Baumann A previously unknown Bush administration program continued under President Barack Obama grants the FBI and other national security agencies broad authority to delay or squash the immigration applications of people from Muslim countries, according to documents obtained … Continue reading →
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12 Years a Slave and the Obama Era
By Jonathan Chait This last weekend, I finally saw 12 Years a Slave. It was the most powerful movie I’ve ever seen in my life, an event so gripping and terrifying that, when I went to bed ten hours later … Continue reading →