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Moms Rock: Video:Why Budget and Tax Issues Are Women's Issues - Part 1   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, children, women, society, politics, rights, sadness, safety, usa, law, family, ethics, dishonesty, freedoms, education, child, congress, cover-up, government, economy, propaganda, media )

JL
- 6 days ago - youtube.com
Special budget brief in partnership with the National Women's Law Center about the effect federal budget decisions have on women.
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Not So Solid South: Democratic Party Survives In Rural Elliott County, Kentucky
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, culture, interesting, politics, media, usa, republicans, democrats, elections, americans, dishonesty, congress, usa, economy )

JL
- 6 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
In 2012, Elliott became the last county to vote Democratic -- not just in Kentucky, but among all predominantly white counties in the rural South.
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Take Action: Tell Congress: Choose Mothers Over Inconvenienced Travelers!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, corruption, dishonesty, economy, ethics, freedoms, government, propaganda, usa, politics, Govtfearmongering, housing, healthcare, socialsecurity )

JL
- 9 days ago - secure3.convio.net
This Mother's Day, honor your mom, and all the amazing women in your life, by telling Congress to stand up for mothers.
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Employment as a Human Right. NoJob, No Money, No Food, No Freedom, No Happiness?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: human rights, elf, equal life foundation, americans, employment, jobmarket, elections, freedoms, obama, politics, propaganda, socialsecurity, usa, economy, constitution, congress, candidates, media, news )

Bernard
- 9 days ago - marlenvargasdelrazo.wordpress.com
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. Article 23 Universal Declaration of Rights (America) Should All people have a Job or Not?
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The Chutzpah Caucus
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Krugman, economy, austerity, stimulus, debt, fiscal crisis, F.D.R.’s New Deal, President Obama’s Recovery Act, unemployment, politics )

Lynn
- 11 days ago - nytimes.com
At this point the economic case for austerity -- for slashing government spending even in the face of a weak economy -- has collapsed. Claims that spending cuts would actually boost employment by promoting confidence have fallen apart.
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Stop Budget Cuts to Disability Services
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, economy, social security, human rightsethics, healthcare, socialsecurity, economy )

Teresa
- 15 days ago - forcechange.com
Social Security has not been a contribution to the country's deficit, so cutting funding in this area should never have even been considered. Help stop this monstrosity before it begins by telling the Obama Administration not to cut Social Security.
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Congress Makes Sure They Have No Flight Delays, While Sequestration Heaps Huge Damage on Many Millions
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 21 days ago - alternet.org
A flight delay is inconvenient, not being able to receive your cancer treatment is a matter of life and death.
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Propaganda? A Study in Tyranny? Is Freedom Possible?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: propaganda, americans, congress, constitution, corruption, economy, freedoms, government, media, lies, usa, republicans, democrats, abuse )

Bernard
- 25 days ago - paintersjourneytolife.wordpress.com
All expression is an expression of a world view and everyone defends their worldview so everyone is a propagandist. Propaganda in the hands of our elite is a study in near-perfection. Orwell might have called it "a matured totalitarianism"
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Resources: The American Majority
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, corruption, dishonesty, economy, ethics, government, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, media, lies, politics, propaganda, usa )

JL
- 28 days ago - ourfuture.org
The American Majority project reviews the available recent polling and finds a big difference between the economic policy solutions discussed by the media and policymakers and what the majority of average citizens would like to see from their leaders.
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Seven Questions for Seven Bills (or, Derivatives for Dummies)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, debt, economy, ethics, finance, government, investing, investments, investors, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society, usa, congress, cover-up )

JL
- 32 days ago - citizenvox.org
Sponsors will parade the bills as technical corrections, non-controversial, or important for the economy. Untrue, untrue, and untrue.
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Homelessness - The Mole People of America - Who Cares?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: homelessness, constitution, freedoms, economy, healthcare, housing, obama, usa, government, news, socialsecurity, healthcare, media )

Bernard
- 32 days ago - sandysjourneytolife.wordpress.com
Homeless 'mole people', discovered in underground tunnels and shanty homes living in squalor, in Kansas City Missouri are evicted. What are the causes? What if this happens to You? Any Solutions Possible?
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Take Action:Don't Raise the Interest Rates on Student Loans!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, education, family, children, freedoms, ethics, government, society, rights, sadness, dishonesty, economy, propaganda, republicans, usa, lies )

JL
- 32 days ago - signon.org
As you may recall, last summer, Congress and President Obama struck a deal to prevent interest rates on certain federal student loans from doubling, from 3.4% to 6.8%. What you might not remember is that this deal was for only 1 year.
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The Facts on Immigration Today
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, dishonesty, economy, government, propaganda, politics, lies, media, usa )

JL
- 33 days ago - americanprogress.org
Below are the latest and most essential facts about immigrants and immigration reform in our nation today.The facts are broken down into the following sections: To d ay 's i m m i g ra nt p o p u l at i o n;Demographics and political power of Latinos...
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Video: Yes, Sequestration Is Actually Bad
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, dishonesty, economy, ethics, elections, government, lies, propaganda, republicans, news, usa )

JL
- 33 days ago - thedailybeast.com
Pundits said President Obama was crying wolf on sequestration. Turns out the wolf is real, says former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau in his debut Daily Beast column.
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The U.S. Collects Less In Taxes Than All But Two Industrialized Countries
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, corruption, cover-up, ethics, economy, government, lies, politics, propaganda, republicans, u.s., usa, dishonesty )

JL
- 36 days ago - thinkprogress.org
the U.S. not only collects far less in tax revenues than the average OECD country, but that it also collects less in taxes as a share of its economy than all but two other OECD nations
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