Author: Isaiah Jerome Lewis Poole
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Whistleblowers Challenge Candidates: Stand Against Wall Street Fraud
A new organization, Bank Whistleblowers United, calls on candidates to not take contributions from financial companies that have engaged in fraud and to commit to a set of actions that will \”restore the rule of law\” on Wall Street.
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Democrats Should Say More About Double-Digit Black Unemployment in S.C.
Black unemployment continues to be a crisis that does not get the attention that it deserves. The candidate who best addresses this crisis would be the person most deserving to win the African-American vote.
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A Marco Rubio Administration During A Recession? Depressing.
Neither Marco Rubio nor any of the other Republican presidential candidates who support policies like a balanced budget amendment have a firm grasp of Economics 101.
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Who Do You Want In The White House When The Next Recession Comes?
On its seventh anniversary, imagine the apocalyptic economic and political landscape that we would see without the Recovery Act to ignite a virtuous cycle of government investment that put people to work.
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The Black-White Jobs Gap Is Especially Wide In Red States
A look at state unemployment statistics raises a question: Why is it that states that are under total Republican control have generally not shown any significant progress in narrowing the racial unemployment gap?
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Listen: Robert Borosage On The Bernie Sanders New Hampshire Win
During a webinar by the Public Leadership Institute, Robert Borosage talks about Bernie Sanders\’ victory in the New Hampshire primary and the political road ahead for the progressive movement in 2016.
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Why Hillary Clinton\’s Five Words On Social Security Matter
Her most declarative statement to date on the issue of where she would stand on various proposals to \”reform\” Social Security and ensure its long-term solvency comes in the context of a disconcerting history.
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Jobs Report: Unfinished Business As Unemployment Falls Below 5 Percent
The biggest mistake policymakers in Washington – from the White House to the Congress to the Federal Reserve – could make right now is to assume that what we\’re seeing right now resembles actual \”full employment.\”
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Conservatives Turning Their Backs On The Poor
The latest wave of people being cut from the federal food assistance program is the latest chapter in a misguided ideological campaign to \”end welfare as we know it.\”
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The Social Security Question Hillary Clinton Should Have Been Asked
Tuesday\’s CNN town hall debate missed an opportunity to clarify where Clinton stands on expanding Social Security. Now a petition drive seeks to build political momentum for legislation to improve Social Security benefits.