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Congress to Pentagon: Save the Troops From Predatory Lenders

Posted on August 12, 2013 by The Soul Brother

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 →

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Government Shutdown? Odds Are Uncomfortably High

Posted on August 8, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Alan Greenblatt It’s going to be another ugly fall in Washington. The federal government runs out of money on Oct. 1, unless spending authority is granted to agencies for the new fiscal year. If Congress can’t pass its spending … Continue reading →

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How Booting 5 Million Off Of Food Stamps Would Cost More Than It Saves

Posted on August 3, 2013 by The Soul Brother

ByAlan Pyke Food stamp cuts proposed by Republicans could boot over 5 million people off of the program and create health problems that would cost the country more than the cuts save, according to a new analysis by the Health Impact … Continue reading →

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Debt ceiling drama returns

Posted on July 24, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Jake Sherman and Burgess Everett Warnings from the White House, Wall Street and the world economic community be damned: Debt ceiling drama is back.The rapidly approaching fight over lifting the nation’s borrowing limit won’t only pit Republicans against President … Continue reading →

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Strengthening our Economy by Passing Bipartisan Immigration Reform

Posted on July 13, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy

Posted on June 27, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Ari Berman In his dissent in the Defense of Marriage Act case today, Justice Scalia wrote: “We have no power to decide this case. And even if we did, we have no power under the Constitution to invalidate this … Continue reading →

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Voting Rights Act Decision: ‘Why We Must Fight For Our Right To Vote’

Posted on June 26, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Derek T. Dingle In two months, we will officially commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. It was a historic moment in which more than 250,000 citizens – predominantly African American – flooded our nation’s capital to … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision Of Voting Rights Law

Posted on June 25, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Eyder Peralta By a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that establishes a formula to identify states that may require extra scrutiny by Justice Department. The decision focuses on section … Continue reading →

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Surprise! Justice Scalia Strikes Down Arizona Law Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Register To Vote

Posted on June 18, 2013 by The Soul Brother

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 →

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Congress Should Take Action to Continue Growing the Economy

Posted on June 1, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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