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DEVELOPED FOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY.COM Created by a special 911 Lifeline, APCO, NENA team IS A PERSON HURT OR IN DANGER? – DO YOU NEED THE POLICE, FIRE OR AMBULANCE? Have you ever wondered whether to call 9-1-1? Since 9-1-1 is … Continue reading
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10 Supreme Court Rulings—Before Hobby Lobby—That Turned Corporations Into People
By Alex Park Last week’s Hobby Lobby ruling charted new legal territory by granting corporations the same religious rights as real people. The rationale behind the decision—that expanding constitutional rights to businesses is necessary to “protect the rights of people … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Corporation, economy, law, money, Supreme Court, United States
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Report: US income inequality among worst in the world
By Emily Lodish Oxfam’s new report, “Working for the Few,” is getting a lot of attention — mostly because of the newsworthy tidbit that the combined wealth of the world’s richest 85 people $110 trillion is equivalent to that of the … Continue reading
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Tagged business, economy, income inequality, United States
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The New Face Of Food Stamps: Working-Age Americans
By Hope Yen In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of … Continue reading
Free Jose Antonio Vargas!!!
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/documented-writer-and-director-jose-antonio-vargas-during-a-news-photo/487742229 The government bided its time to detain Mr. Vargas. Its reprehensible since the issue affects my Black and Brown brothers and sisters Congress ignores and delays the issue. It is long overdue for the American government to face the … Continue reading
This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps
By Darlena Cunha Sara Bareilles played softly through the surround-sound speakers of my husband’s 2003 Mercedes Kompressor as I sat idling at a light. I’d never been to this church before, but I could see it from where I was, across from … Continue reading
There Are No Two Greater Heroes Than Trayvon Martin’s Parents!
By Michael Skolnik I remember growing up and always hearing my parents and their friends talk about one pivotal moment in their lives. They remembered exactly where they were at that point. Exactly who told them the news. Exactly how … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, commentary, George Zimmerman, law, Michael Skolnik, Trayvon Martin, United States, Verdict
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How I lost my middle-class life
By Jayme Reid Recently I read an article in the New York Times Magazine by Dominique Browning, the former House and Garden magazine editor who lost her job when the magazine folded in 2007. Like “The Bag Lady Papers,” a … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, Great Recession, life, middle class, money, motherhood, Mothers, recession, United States
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Unfinished Business: 50 Years After the Civil Rights Act of 1964
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/marc-morial-ceo-of-the-urban-league-speaks-at-the-news-photo/104209228 By Marc H. Morial “The purpose of the law is simple…those who are equal before God shall now also be equal in the polling booths, in the classrooms, in the factories, and in hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, and other … Continue reading →