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Chart: Private Sector Job Growth under Obama « progressivetoo. [Infographic] Combating Mass Incarceration - The Facts. June 17, 2011 The war on drugs has helped make the U.S. the world's largest incarcerator.

America’s criminal justice system should keep communities safe, treat people fairly, and use fiscal resources wisely. But more Americans are deprived of their liberty than ever before - unfairly and unnecessarily, with no benefit to public safety. Especially in the face of economic crisis, our government should invest in alternatives to incarceration and make prisons options of last – not first – resort. Download the graphic here » View the plain-text version » Learn More: Safe Communities, Fair Sentences: Combating Mass Incarceration Recent coverage: Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights References.

Right-Wing Talking Points Translated Into English « The Conservative Lie. Bachmann says she'd consider minimum wage changes. JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.

(AP) — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Friday she wouldn't rule out changes to the federal minimum wage as a way to lower the cost of doing business and lure corporations back to the United States. The Minnesota congresswoman told supporters at a packed sandwich shop that the corporate income tax needs to be reduced because companies are moving to other countries to save money. She was later asked by a reporter whether changes to the minimum wage should also be considered to balance the cost of labor here and overseas. "I'm not married to anything. I'm not saying that's where I'm going to go," she said. She did say she wants to look at all aspects of doing business, from regulations to tax codes, and will consider anything that will help create jobs.

Michele Bachmann’s Eyes. Everywhere. Newsweek cover that started it all.

Charlie Sheen with Michele Bachmann’s eyes Morgan Freeman with Michele Bachmann’s eyes Steve Buscemi with Michele Bachmann’s eyes Mount Rushmore with Michele Bachmann’s eyes E.T. with Michele Bachmann’s eyes and teeth Ronald Reagan with Michele Bachmann’s eyes. The # SB5 Daily. Buy Nothing Day - UK - Saturday November 26th 2011. OUTFOXED : Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism. Tell school officials: Support Black student achievement. Dear Superintendent Thomas Gathen, and members of the McGehee school board, I’m outraged by how McGehee High School has treated Kymberly Wimberly and deeply disturbed by the broader pattern of discriminatory practices brought to light by this incident.

Wimberly achieved the highest GPA at McGehee High School and was named the school’s valedictorian, only to have another student later appointed as her “co-valedictorian.” The school’s treatment of Wimberly strongly suggests that it is afraid of recognizing a Black student as its highest academic achiever. Equally disturbing is the allegation that Black students at the school are routinely steered away from advanced classes at the school, while their White classmates are encouraged to take advanced classes. McGehee High School’s treatment of Wimberley sends a terrible message to students, especially Black students.

Choose Your Religion - The India Uncut Blog - India Uncut. Ohio loses 18K jobs in three month period, new BLS report shows - Columbus Government. COLUMBUS, Ohio (CGE) - New Republican Gov.

John Kasich promised voters that if they elected him, he could "move the needle" on jobs rather quickly. From the start to the end of last year's race for governor pitting former Congressman Kasich against incumbent Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, elected in the wave election of 2006, the Kasich camp mocked Strickland for losing over 400,000 jobs during his four-year term, that had the misfortune of roughly coinciding with the Little Depression, as some economists call the Great Recession the nation and Ohio succumbed to when the meltdown on Wall Street melted down Main Street, too.

Gov. In August of 2010, Kasich was already pushing for "reforming government and shrinking your overhead. " Mass layoffs The report finds that 63 Ohio employers cut 50 workers or more at one time in May, up from 47 a year ago. Kasich: "We're winning in Ohio. " The U.S. unemployment rate for May was 9.1 percent, up from 9.0 percent in April. Causes of Poverty. Author and Page information by Anup ShahThis Page Last Updated Sunday, September 28, 2014 Almost half the world — over 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the 41 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (567 million people) is less than the wealth of the world’s 7 richest people combined.Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen.1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world). 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29,000 children per day).

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