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Irreparable Human Deficit Looms in Wake of Budget-Cutting Frenzy

Riane Eisler, Rene Redwood, American Forum. May 19, 2011.

Investment in human infrastructure is essential for success in the post-industrial economy. Gutting social programs such as Medicare is behavior that borders on the criminal.

Women of Color Slammed By Economic Crisis -- We Must Strengthen Basic Safety Nets

Shyama Venkateswar, AlterNet. February 25, 2010.

The poor and vulnerable have felt the greatest impact of our Great Recession. We must rebuild our economy from the bottom up by strengthening basic safety nets.

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything: "I Don't Know How I'll Make It"

Rachel Neumann, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.

Luz Guerra has already lost her job. Now she might lose her car, her home and her health insurance.

Pension Funds Collapse: The End of Retirement?

Shamus Cooke, Information Clearing House. December 19, 2008.

Unless things change fast, history will show that the phenomenon of "retirement" was limited to one generation.