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Half of U.S. workers earned less than $26,364 last year

I read this and seriously did a blink, "Huh?". There is no excuse. At least the total unemployed has gone down, if it is possible to have a silver lining in this mess. WASHINGTON — Fifty percent of...

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VIDEO- Ann Romney: "I love the fact that there are women out there who don’t...

Ann Romney’s comments last night at the Connecticut Republican Party’s Prescott Bush Awards Dinner: “I love the fact that there are women out there who don’t have a choice and they must go to work and...

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California's working poor would lose a lot if the Affordable Care Act dies

David Lazarus has a piece in today's L.A. Times that, like one of his previous columns, points out that it's the working poor (among others) in my home state of California who would be hurt if the...

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Gov. Mitt Romney's "smoke and mirrors, tax cut 'fluff'." Record omits key facts.

An article in today's L.A. Times dissects Willard Romney's record as governor of Massachusetts, saying that he left out key facts, once again shining a bright light on his hypocrisy and consistent lack...

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Local grocery store boosts community, and itself, by hiring skid row...

I love this story. I adore this story. I want everyone to read this story in full. How often do we get to bring you a report that is this heartwarming and positive? Not to mention a report that should...

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Republican plan to cut Medicaid is just plain mean. "You've really got to...

Medicaid is the safety net for people who can't afford health coverage or don't receive medical benefits from employers. It helps people. It keeps people alive. About 70 million people are covered,...

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"Put your health where your mouth is, representative, or shut up."

I wrote a post about the article mentioned in the following letter: Republican plan to cut Medicaid is just plain mean. “You’ve really got to wonder about these guys.” And with that, today's L.A....

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VIDEO: More on the news made during an interview that Paul Ryan cut short.

  The other day I posted a video of Paul Ryan throwing a bit of a tantrum and cutting short an interview with an award-winning local reporter who pressed him on taxes. In that post, I wrote about one...

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Video- Fox Suggests Raising The Minimum Wage Is Part Of Obama's Secret...

Jeebus, you really do have to wonder what they boogeyma version of President Obama looks like. Via. The post Video- Fox Suggests Raising The Minimum Wage Is Part Of Obama's Secret Socialist Plan...

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"Romney: The misery of working people makes America great."

I got the blog headline from this tweet: Link to HuffPo piece. Billionaire Mitt Romney described the "heroes in the homes of the nation": "Single moms who are working two jobs so their kids can have...

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Banishing the Poor, Unemployed and Working Class from the Mainstream Media...

Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, via my pal Mark Karlin; How often do you come across an article or a television news story that presents a poor person in a positive light?  Or for that...

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What I will not write about today

Sometimes I get so frustrated and/or disheartened and/or annoyed by some of the news stories of the day that I can’t bring myself to write about them. Here are a few recent reports that made my blood...

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Cartoons of the Day- The GOP and Minimum Wage

Joel Pett Mike Keefe David Fitzsimmons The post Cartoons of the Day- The GOP and Minimum Wage appeared first on The Political Carnival.

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Cartoons of the Day- The GOP and Food Stamps

Bill Day Deb Milbrath Bruce Plante Signe Wilkinson The post Cartoons of the Day- The GOP and Food Stamps appeared first on The Political Carnival.

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Video- Hardball: President Obama's Full 12/6/13 Interview

Via. The post Video- Hardball: President Obama's Full 12/6/13 Interview appeared first on The Political Carnival.

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Video- The Daily Show: The Amazing Raise - Stuart Varney vs. Pope Francis

The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook The post Video- The Daily Show: The Amazing Raise - Stuart Varney vs. Pope Francis appeared first on The Political Carnival.

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