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U.S. Census Bureau says 15.7 percent in poverty (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Using an expanded definition of poverty, the U.S. Census Bureau said it determined that 15.7 percent of Americans -- 47.8 million -- live in poverty. Census researchers ...
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Study: After Bankruptcy, Americans Need 10-20 Years To Recover (Jeff Grabmeier)
June 36, 2008 -- COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio State University) – People who file for bankruptcy eventually recover financially compared to those who never had to file – but it takes a long, long time. A ...
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Bernanke fears slow US recovery (BBC)
Jan. 7, 2011 (BBC) -- The US economy is showing signs of a "self-sustaining recovery", but is not growing fast enough to reduce high jobless levels, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has said. ...
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America's union-bashing backlash (Paul Harris)
Unlike bankers, US labour unions had nothing to do with the economic crisis – yet they're the ones now being scapegoated Paul Harris guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 January 2011 23.30 GMT larger ...
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1.5 million Americans filed for bankruptcy in 2010 (Jerry White)
Jan. 6, 2011 (WSWS) -- The number of people in the US filing for bankruptcy rose by 9 percent last year to 1.53 million, as more working families fell victim to job losses, plunging home values and ...
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Nader: 'The TSA is a Basketcase' (Karin Zeitvogel)
US Officials Say Airport Scanners 'Erode Rights' January 07, 2011 -- WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Thursday said the body scans and enhanced security pat-downs at ...
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Bringing the 'Bush Six' to Justice (Michael Ratner)
If those responsible for the Bush administration's torture policy will not face charges in the US, then in Spain it must be January 07, 2010 "The Guardian" ---- Today, the Centre for Constitutional ...
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Why Bradley Manning is fighting for his sanity (Alexander Cockburn)
Coercion and humiliation seep through American culture, writes Alexander Cockburn By Alexander Cockburn LAST UPDATED 10:23 AM, JANUARY 6, 2011 Share For the past seven months, 22-year-old US Army ...
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Emerging Bubble Alert: 'Zero-down' loans to 'credit challenged' applicants are on the rise (Mike Whitney)
January 06, 2010 "Information Clearing House" -- Counterfeiting is an effective way to stimulate the economy, but the costs can be quite high. For example, if trillions of dollars in fake cash was ...
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A note from Joe Bageant -- Update Feb. 12
Jan. 4, 2011 -- Dear friends, associates and fellow travelers, As you may or may not know, I have been struck down by an extremely serious form of cancer. Presently I am back in the United States ...
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The Big Lie (Robert Reich)
Jan. 3, 2011(RobertReich.org) -- Republicans are telling Americans a Big Lie, and Obama and the Democrats are letting them. The Big Lie is our economic problems are due to a government that’s too ...
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