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Dan Kalb: Bipartisan Possibilities for Green Economy
November 9, 2010One of the few progressive victories on Tuesday was the defeat of corporate-supported Proposition 23 in California, which would have rolled back California's first-in-the-nation climate and environmental regulations, claiming that they were hurting the economy. Dan Kalb, California Policy Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists, notes that the coalition that fought Prop 23 was wide and broad, from faith groups to public interest groups to some corporations and even Republican Governor Schwarzenegger.Greg Mitchell, Prop 23 in California, and Haiti
November 8, 2010The big story last week, of course, was the elections: Republicans take back the House! Nearly $5 billion spent on campaigns across the country--most of it from faceless corporate donors! Yet instead, by the weekend we were left with a different story, when Keith Olbermann was suspended from MSNBC for donating money to three Democratic candidates. Not a peep, of course, about the amount that MSNBC's parent company, GE, gave.Jose Vasquez, Glassphemy, and Tapped Out
May 26, 2010Last week, the war in Afghanistan hit a sad milestone: the 1000th American casualty. This Monday will be Memorial Day, when we stop to remember the soldiers who have given their lives in battle in the U.S.'s many wars. But there are many veterans from the wars still alive and struggling with the consequences of active duty every day, both physically and mentally.The F Word: Sacrificing Women to the Budget Gods
May 26, 2010As states scramble to afloat -- how are they balancing their budgets? On the backs of working women of course. The new big trend is to cut subsidies for child care. And with child care -- poof -- a critical lifeline to working moms is disappearing. The same states that cut welfare entitlements in the 90s, forcing moms out to work, are now cutting the subsdized child care that was promised in return for workfare.Summertime Blues: How Are We Being Affected By Service Cuts?
July 8, 2009School’s out, but state programs, many that impact teenagers, have been slashed throughout the country from NY to California. 80 percent of state parks in California could be closed and an estimated one million children will be without healthcare if the governor doesn’t sign a budget. At the same time the number of homeless families is rising.
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