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Are Prisons Bleeding Us Dry?
By Sheila A. Bedi Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to introduce a mandatory prison sentence for anyone caught with an illegal firearm. But reams of data shows that incarceration creates more crime. The NAACP has been saying it for decades. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, illegal firearms, incarceration, prisons, Rahm Emanuel, United States
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Nobel Prize economist warns of U.S. stock market bubble
By Reuters An American who won this year’s Nobel Prize for economics believes sharp rises in equity and property prices could lead to a dangerous financial bubble and may end badly, he told a German magazine. Robert Shiller, who won … Continue reading
Outgunned: Drug War Destabilizes Urban Families
By Dr. Niaz Kasravi Gun violence is an issue that disproportionately impacts some of this country’s most destitute communities—communities that are home to many broken families living in poor economic conditions, facing hopelessness and instability on a daily basis. A … Continue reading
Push for minimum wage hike led by localities, Democrats
By Mike DeBonis and Reid Wilson States and municipalities across the country are leading a localized push to raise the minimum wage, driven largely by Democrats, who see an opening to appeal to working-class Americans at a time of growing … Continue reading
Pizza Hut Manager Fired For Refusing To Open On Thanksgiving
By Rebecca Leber A Pizza Hut manager in Indiana says he was fired because he refused to open on Thanksgiving Day. Tony Rohr, an employee of more than 10 years, told his managers that Pizza Hut could “be company that stands … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Friday, Christmas, day off, low wages, Pizza Hut, Thanksgiving, United States, vacation
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The Governments Secret Plan to Shut Off Cellphones and the Internet, Explained
By Dana Liebelson Update: The Electronic Privacy Information Center reports that the court just granted the government more time to decide whether to release the kill switch plan. It now has until January 13. This month, the United States District … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, mass shootings, race, United States, violence
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Colorado Legislator Brings Chicken To Poverty Hearing After Colleague’s Racist Chicken Comments
By Josh Israel Two weeks after Colorado State Senator Vicki Marble (R) came under fire for racially charged comments suggesting that the reason for poverty among certain minority groups was that they eat too much chicken and barbecue, a second … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Colorado, Colorado Senate, Lori Saine, racism, United States, Vicki Marble
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Wealthiest Americans Take Home Biggest Share Of Income Ever Recorded
By Bryce Covert The top ten percent of earners in the United States took home more than 50 percent of all income in 2012, the highest amount ever recorded since data was first collected in 1917, according to an updated … Continue reading
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How To Use The Pope’s Agenda To Make The World More Equal
By John Halpin Progressives across the U.S. applauded Pope Francis’ first major written statement of his papacy, Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), for denouncing trickle-down economics, runaway inequality, and the idolatry of money while devoting comparatively little space … Continue reading →