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9/11 museum at Ground Zero will charge for admission, angering family members of victims
The Board of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum voted last week to charge admission to the museum, with the dollar amount expected to be $20-$25, upsetting some victims’ family members. By Corky Siemaszko The museum in the crucible … Continue reading
Fixing our Immigration System and Expanding Trade in Latin America
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Tagged economy, immigration, Latin America, Obama, politics, trade, United States, video, Weekly Address, White House
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Sequester
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Tagged business, congress, economy, government, Obama, politics, sequester, The Progreesive Caucus, United States
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Why the Assata Shakur case still strikes a chord
by James Braxton Peterson In “A Song for Assata,” rapper, Common asks “I wonder what would happen if that would’ve been me?” Common wonders aloud what readers of Assata Shakur’s gripping autobiography, Assata, must ask themselves as they are confronted with … Continue reading
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall To 324,000, The Lowest Level In Five Years
By Christopher S. Rugaber The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to fewer layoffs and possibly more hiring. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly … Continue reading
Boston Police: Three More Individuals In Custody
by Mark Memmott Breaking news on the Boston Police Department’s Twitter account: “Three additional suspects taken into custody in Marathon bombing case. Details to follow.” We’ll follow with more as NPR and other news outlets get additional information. Update at … Continue reading
How Cable News Terrorizes America
by Murtaza Hussain In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and while a massive police manhunt continued for the suspected perpetrator, 19 year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, NBC journalist David Gregory would say to American television viewers: … Continue reading
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Life in the Cellar
By Suketu Mehta Monir is lying on a mattress in a dark room in a Queens basement, smoking, dressed in a sarong. He is in his 50s, and has lost most of his hair and his life-spirit. He left Bangladesh … Continue reading
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The ‘pay to grieve’ 9/11 museum is a national disgrace
By Sally Regenhard The world’s most expensive memorial — the National September 11th Memorial and Museum — nearly became a fiscal flatliner, it was learned this week. If it weren’t for billionaire mayor and 9/11 memorial-museum chairman Mike Bloomberg’s “loan” of … Continue reading →