Tag Archives: United States Congress

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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The Future of Voting Rights

Posted on July 1, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By The Editorial Board When five justices of the Supreme Court disabled the Voting Rights Act last Tuesday, they left it to Congress to find a new formula to restore one of the great landmarks of equality and once again … Continue reading →

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Congress, give us new Voting Rights Act

Posted on June 28, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Donna Brazile In an earthshaking 1965 speech to Congress and to the nation, President Lyndon Johnson spoke directly to the sinister forces that had restricted black Americans’ right to vote across the South — laying out the goals of … 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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How to Update the Voting Rights Act

Posted on June 26, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Spencer Overton Five Supreme Court Justices just rolled back the most effective civil rights provision in our nation’s history. What should we do now? One option is to declare “mission accomplished” and forget about race in politics. That, however, … Continue reading →

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How Bad 3rd Grade Math Legitimizes Injustice

Posted on June 13, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Imara Jones The fight for economic justice passed a grim milestone this week. On June 1 sequestration—the automatic spending cuts passed by Congress and implemented by the president—marked a second month of pain for tens of millions, with no … Continue reading →

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Leading From Below

Posted on May 6, 2013 by The Soul Brother

Memo to everyone lambasting Obama for not getting along with Congress: The president is not all powerful. And he needs help from his supporters. By Jon Favreau He added the words in one of the later drafts. The announcement speech … Continue reading →

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Postal Service is losing $25 million a day

Posted on April 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Aimee Picchi The U.S. Postal Service is known for delivering the mail no matter if hurricanes or blizzards are obstructing the way. But now its pleading with lawmakers to deliver something for the agency: reforms that will stop the bleeding. Postmaster … Continue reading →

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Gallery of Cowards

Posted on April 18, 2013 by The Soul Brother

Yesterday’s vote in the Senate is again proof that Congress is out of touch with the wishes of the American people. They don’t just cower and are the minions of special interests but they also succumb to their own greed and … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter

Posted on April 5, 2013 by The Soul Brother

  Dear friends,   The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, is a proposed law that would give companies unprecedented power to hand your personal information from the internet, including from private communications, over to government agencies without … Continue reading →

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