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Lack of Access to Medical Pot Is the Poor's Greatest Problem Ever!

Silly straw-liberals.

10% of Americans Are Unemployed So Why Are Feds Getting Big Raises?

Despite the recession, more federal employees than ever are making six-figure salaries paid for by cash-strapped taxpayers.

IRS Audits Single Mother For Not Making Enough Money

by Cara , Feministe

They thought that she was too poor to be telling the truth about her income.

Did Obama's Inner Circle (and Rep. Melissa Bean) Kill Financial Reform?

by Kevin Connor, Eyes on the Ties

Rep. Melissa Bean is a great friend to Wall Street. Were her efforts to kill financial reform backed by Obama's inner circle?

Real Rich: Banks Blame Homeowners for Failure of Mortgage-Relief Plan

by Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet

A mere 5 percent of those who applied for mortgage refinancing under the administration's mortgage-relief plan have received permanent loan modifications.

Will Someone Please Explain the Meaning of "War Bond" to Ben Nelson?

by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly

The Nebraska senator seems to think they're the equivalent of free money. They're not.

Are Wealthier, Better Educated Neighbors More Likely to Return a Wallet Full of Cash than Poorer Ones?

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

It's an ideological Rorschach test from those zany pranksters at Gallup!

Good News on Jobs Front but Still no Signs of a "Robust" Recovery

by Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research

Employers are cutting jobs at a much slower rate.

10 Companies to Avoid This Holiday Season

by Tara Lohan

Yes, there's Wal-Mart, but also a bunch of surprises, too.

A Friend of Mine Once Knew a Guy Who Was a Welfare Queen

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

True story.

9 Holiday Gifts Every American Should Go Without

Luanne Bradley, EcoSalon. December 15, 2009.
Aren't we already up to our ears in calendars, cell phones and Ugg boots?

The Economic Crisis Comes to a State Near You

Dollars and Sense. December 14, 2009.
States are feeling the grip of the Great Recession.

Meet Joe Bageant: One of America's Best Redneck Populist Writers

AlterNet. December 12, 2009.
Have you been missing out on one of AlterNet's most popular authors? Here are 10 of Bageant's best works from the year.

High Unemployment Rates Frame the Immigration Debate

Marcelo Balive, New America Media. December 11, 2009.
Will a treacherous economic landscape ruin the Obama administration's chances of delivering on immigration reform?

11 Ways to Make Your Holiday Economically and Environmentally Friendly

Sarah Sloane, AlterNet. December 11, 2009.
The holidays can mean big expenses and lots of waste (not to mention the emotional costs). Here's how to avoid all that mess.

Transforming the Rust-Belt into a Green Belt

Blog for Our Future. December 10, 2009.
How do you rebuild Allentown for the 21st Century?

The Reason for 15 Million Unemployed: Poor Thinking at the Top

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. December 9, 2009.
It is absolutely unacceptable to have 15 million people unemployed just because the people who call the shots are too dumb to figure out how to get them back to work.

Obama Far Outdoes Bush in Escalating War -- The Numbers Will Surprise You

David DeGraw, Amped Status. December 9, 2009.
Increasing numbers of deployed soldiers, mercenaries and drones all add up to Obama being more of a war president than Bush, in terms of hard numbers.

Meet the Billionaire Brothers Funding the Right-Wing War on Obama

Think Progress. December 9, 2009.
They're the 9th richest people in America and they're pushing hard to upend President Obama's progressive agenda.

Billions More in Easy Money for Wall Street -- Are We Too Ignorant About Finance to Stop It?

William Greider, The Nation. December 8, 2009.
A permanent security blanket for big boys of finance will further inflame public opinion. Only the public isn't likely to know.

How Hyper-Capitalism May Hobble the Copenhagen Summit

Walden Bello, Foreign Policy in Focus. December 8, 2009.
Unless we re-think the export-oriented capitalism that's causing all of our climate problems, the Copenhagen conference will be nothing more than a Band-Aid.

Digital Dollars: Why the Marketing and Ad Industry Are Afraid of New Regulatory Watchdogs

Jeffrey Chester, AlterNet. December 8, 2009.
The firms doing the spinning for some of the financial meltdown's biggest players have good reason to be worried. Their crimes, after all, went largely unnoticed.

We're Doing a Heckuva Job Helping Those Devastated by the Economic Meltdown

Karen Dolan, Diana Pearce, AlterNet. December 7, 2009.
Like the levees in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the safety net is failing Americans battered by the 'Great Recession' of 2008-2009.

America Without a Middle Class -- It's Not Far Away As You Might Think

Elizabeth Warren, AlterNet. December 5, 2009.
America today has plenty of rich and super-rich. But it has far more families who did all the right things, but who still have no real security.

The American Worker Has Become an Endangered Species, But We Can Turn That Around

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.
We must build new economic sectors and nothing offers as much promise as do those of green manufacturing and renewable energy.

Congress Can Kill Outlandish Bonuses for Wall Streeters: Why Won't They?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. December 2, 2009.
We need more protection from corporate greed than the current mainstream antidotes provide. Americans get this. Too bad moderate reformers don't.

Waiting with 45,000 People Afraid of Losing Their Homes -- Ground Zero in America's Mortgage Meltdown

Andy Kroll, Tomdispatch.com. December 2, 2009.
The American home-owner's dream is on life support: millions are suffering disastrous subprime mortgages or sky-high interest rates.

The Recession Is Taking a Bite Out of Meat Consumption

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 2, 2009.
More than half of Americans have cut back on meat. Martha Stewart broadcasts a meatless Thanksgiving show. What gives?

Let's Get Rolling on Unemployment -- We Need a Direct Govt. Jobs Program

Isaiah J. Poole, Blog for Our Future. December 2, 2009.
At a time when unemployment is expected to exceed 10 percent for the next several months, we should be talking about direct job funding by the government.

Detroit Restaurant Workers Rally Against Wage-Stealing Restaurant Chain

Paul Abowd, Labor Notes. December 1, 2009.
Members of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan demonstrated against a slew of minimum-wage violations.

Are You Brave Enough to Say No to a High-Stress Holiday?

Bill McKibben, Grist.org. November 30, 2009.
The problem with Christmas is that no one much likes it anymore.

How Free-Market Delusions Destroyed the Economy

Raj Patel, Picador Press. November 30, 2009.
The worship of free markets set off the economic meltdown.

This Is George Bush's Recession: Why Doesn't Anybody Talk About That?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 30, 2009.
If the partisan tables were turned, the GOP would waste no time laying the blame on Democrats. We need to do the same to build political capital for key fights ahead.

How One Journalist Learned About Modern Union-Busting the Hard Way

Seth Sandronsky, AlterNet. November 28, 2009.
Sara Steffens thought that labor negotiations were civilized affairs ... until her newsroom became a battlefield.

Don't Fear the Deficit Bogeyman

John Miller, Dollars and Sense. November 26, 2009.
A second dose of deficit-financed stimulus spending would create a lot of jobs that America needs.

Bailed-Out AIG Forcing Poor to Choose Between Running Water and Food

Yasha Levine, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.
Thanks to AIG, some of the poorest residents of rural Kentucky learned you can always be made poorer by corporate villains.

White House's Ties to Health Care Industry Deeper Than Visitor Records Show

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.
The White House released records cataloguing 575 visits by health care industry heavyweights since Jan. 20. The ties run deep.

4 Myths About Taxes, Debunked

Paul Buchheit, AlterNet. November 25, 2009.
Contrary to what the richest of the rich tell you, a little bit of wealth redistribution will greatly help America.

Is Amazon.com Screwing You Over?

Steve Brown, AlterNet. November 25, 2009.
Amazon is charging -- and pocketing -- exorbitant shipping and handling fees, and someone somewhere is getting rich from it.

The Vampire Banks Are Back: Will There Ever Be Meaningful Financial Reform?

Dean Baker, CounterPunch. November 25, 2009.
The halls of Congress are infected with financial industry lobbyists looking to block necessary changes to our broken financial system.

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