Thursday, August 25, 2011

"Which Way America?".mov

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

NewBlackMan: The Tea Party’s War on Young Americans

NewBlackMan: The Tea Party’s War on Young Americans: "The Tea Party’s War on Young Americans by Mark Naison | special to NewBlackMan During the last two years, a politica..."

Black women lost more jobs during recovery | Crain's New York Business

Black women lost more jobs during recovery | Crain's New York Business

Friday, August 5, 2011

More: Williamburg's "Vanishing Street Art"
















Read Between The Lines...

  Although the US economy created over a 100,000 jobs last month and unemployment dipped slightly, don't celebrate just yet. The government isn't hiring and most of those private sector jobs are temporary. Also, a lot of folks just stopped looking. Some are being denied employment because they've been unemployed too long by some who are hiring. A lot of financial wonkers are wondering if the US is entering a new recession. To most of the unemployed we never got out of the old one. 

Is U.S. a failed state? A Perspective from Germany | Coffee Party

Is U.S. a failed state? A Perspective from Germany | Coffee Party

Monday, August 1, 2011

Selling out to get a deal done

I hope the progressive Democrats say no to this deal. This whole "Default crisis" was manufactured by the Republicans and Tea Party crackpots in order to get massive cuts in spending on social services.  But, who I'm I kidding? The Democratic leadership will easily sell out its constituents in order to get a chance at winning next years election. Which brings me to my next question. Who do the Democrats really represent?