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 162,000 NEW JOBS 


The nation's economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March...The increase in payrolls is the latest sign that the economic recovery is gaining momentum and healing in the job market is beginning.   Apr 02, 2010


 Tea Party Protests: Ni**er, Fa**ot Shouted At Members Of Congress 


A staffer for Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told reporters that Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) had been spat on by a protestor. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a hero of the civil rights movement, was called a "ni--er." And Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was called a "faggot," as protestors shouted at him with deliberately lisp-y screams. Frank, approached in the halls after the president's speech, shrugged off the incident.  Mar 21, 2010


 The Texas Board of Education to remove Thomas Jefferson from the social studies curriculum 


The Texas Board of Education, notorious for its past efforts to undermine the teaching of evolution in public schools, has now moved to revise the social studies curriculum to portray conservative ideas and movements in a more positive light and emphasize the role of Christianity in the nation’s founding.  Mar 17, 2010


 Grayson Tells the Truth and is Kickin Butt 


The congressman who mocked the GOP health care plan by saying that it amounts to telling people not to get sick and if they do, to die quickly, received more support than all of the Republican candidates combined.  Mar 04, 2010


 Exclusive: RNC document mocks donors, plays on 'fear' 


The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on "fear" of President Barack Obama.  Mar 03, 2010


 Mitch McConnell is a one-man party of NO 


"The strategy of the Republican leadership, including Senator McConnell, is to block and delay everything, drive Congress's approval ratings into the ground, so they can tear this place down," said Manley. "It's straight-up obstructionism and people are starting to get wise to it," he added.  Mar 03, 2010


 GOP Sen. Kyl: Unemployment Benefits Make People Not Want To Get A Job 


Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Republican whip, argued that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting "because people are being paid even though they're not working."  Mar 01, 2010


 Bunning Objects To Extending Unemployment Insurance AGAIN (VIDEO) 


Sen. Jim Bunning continues to object to extending unemployment benefits. On Monday, the Kentucky Republican once again prevented a vote on a bill that would extend eligibility for enhanced unemployment benefits and subsidized health insurance for laid-off workers by 30 days.  Mar 01, 2010


 Republicans Setting Filibuster Record 


Opposition Republicans are using the delaying tactic at a record-setting pace. "The numbers are astonishing in this Congress," says Jim Riddlesperger, political science professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.  Mar 01, 2010

Unemployment Jumps to 6.1 Percent, Women Hit Hardest

September 7, 2008 by siteadmin · Comment
Topic(s): Economy 

By Dean Baker

“The labor market is as weak or weaker than at the worst points of the last recession.”

The unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 percent in August, the highest level since September of 2003. The establishment survey showed the economy losing another 84,000 jobs in August. With downward revisions to data for the prior two months, the economy has lost an average of 81,000 jobs over the last three months.

Virtually all the data in the household survey indicates that the labor market is weakening at a rapid pace. The 6.1 percent unemployment rate is only 0.2 percentage points below the 6.3 percent peak reached in June of 2003. The employment to population ratio (EPOP) ratio fell to 62.1 percent, only slightly above the 62.0 percent low hit in September of 2003. Full Story

Big Oil’s prize is America’s downfall

August 21, 2008 by siteadmin · Comment
Topic(s): Oil 

It’s getting harder and harder to remain deluded. With each day comes new facts to drag our heads out of the sand.

Two weeks ago, The New York Times reported that four Western oil giants were on the verge of signing no-bid contracts that would return them to Iraq, the third-most bountiful petroleum playground on the planet. It was the kind of news that big oil lives for.

Giddy executives singing “Oh Happy Day” could be heard in the corporate offices of Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP, which had been shut out of Iraq for three and a half decades.

We also learned this week that a group of American advisers, led by a team from the State Department, played a key role in drawing up the contracts between the companies and the Iraqi government. Chevron and several smaller oil companies also got contracts.

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Giving Democrats Something To Smile About

August 21, 2008 by siteadmin · Comment
Topic(s): Election 2008 

… According to every known leading indicator, 2008 should be a very good year for Democratic candidates at all levels. There are many factors that point to an across-the-board Democratic victory in November, including the extraordinary unpopularity of President Bush, the deteriorating condition of the economy, the unpopularity of the war in Iraq, and the fact that Americans prefer the Democratic position to the Republican position on almost every major national issue. Full Story

Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service

August 21, 2008 by siteadmin · Comment
Topic(s): Veterans Affairs 

Roughly one in every five U.S. troops who have survived the bombs and other dangers of Iraq and Afghanistan now suffers from major depression or post-traumatic stress, an independent study said Thursday. It estimated the toll at 300,000 or more. Full Story

NYT: Retailer bankruptcies set to prompt thousands of store closings

August 21, 2008 by siteadmin · Comment
Topic(s): Economy 

A growing number of bankruptcies among US retailers is set to prompt thousands of store closings, the New York Times will report on the front page of its Tuesday edition. Full Story

Veterans Affairs refuses to provide voter registration for wounded vets

August 21, 2008 by siteadmin · Comment
Topic(s): Veterans Affairs 

“VA remains opposed to becoming a voter registration agency pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act, as this designation would divert substantial resources from our primary mission,” Peake said in an April 8th letter to Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA) acquired by Steven Rosenfeld at Alternet. Full Story

Iraq war could cost taxpayers $2.7 trillion

June 27, 2008 by siteadmin · Comment
Topic(s): Iraq 

William Beach, director of the Center for Data Analysis, told members of Congress that the Iraq war has already cost taxpayers $646 billion. That’s only accounting for five years, and, with the conflict expected to drag on for another five years, the figure is expected to more than quadruple. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., told members of Congress that the war costs taxpayers about $430 million per day, and called out the Bush Administration. Full Story

White House asserts executive privilege in EPA dispute

June 27, 2008 by siteadmin · Comment
Topic(s): Environmental 

President Bush asserted executive privilege Friday to withhold documents from a congressional investigation into whether he pressured EPA to weaken decisions on smog and greenhouse gases. White House officials notified a House committee of the rare assertion about 15 minutes before the committee was to vote on holding the head of the EPA and a White House budget official in contempt of Congress for not providing the documents. Full Story

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