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Democracy Outbreak in Ohio
Some scrappy citizens in the burg of Brecksville, Ohio produced one of the proudest progressive victories on Election Day.
The Sleazy League
Once upon a time, most college kids plugged away in high school, saved their babysitting money, took practice exams, settled for a rebuilt clutch in the family car, and worked summer jobs waiting tables.They studied like crazy, read far into the night, and had a good shot at a decent job. Rich kids attended private universities, poorer kids went to state schools. Part-time, vocational, and waitlisted students opted for community colleges.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
This Week in OtherWords: November 21, 2012
We will continue to feature under-debated angles of the growing conversation about how to balance the nation’s budget and avoid what could prove a “fiscal swindle.”
Name that Foreign Policy Legacy
In re-electing President Barack Obama, voters decisively rejected the Republican version of economic reform. He’s already angling to use his mandate to solve the nation’s fiscal woes by letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire for the rich.
Will the Supreme Court Dismantle the Voting Rights Act?
Well, that didn’t take long. Just three days after a diverse coalition of voters re-elected President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court announced that it’s going to review the Voting Rights Act. The justices will look at Section 5 of the landmark legislation, which requires states with a history of racial discrimination to get pre-approval from the federal government before they change their voting laws. Most of the affected states are in the South.
Don’t Cut Our Kids Out of the Budget
Barack Obama won his hard-fought re-election bid because Americans who are committed to moving forward turned out in record numbers to vote, especially in battleground states.
The Classy Election of 2012
An Occupy Wall Street sign said it best: “They only call it class warfare when we fight back.”
Another Side of Inequality
You’ve no doubt heard about our widening gap between the rich and the poor. But did you know that the gap between the rich and America’s middle class is growing almost as fast?
The Real Problem with Military Spending
The federal budget cuts scheduled to start January 2 unless Congress gets it act together would reduce funding for everything from nuclear warheads to food safety. But even if you feel strongly that federal spending is out of control, there are plenty of reasons to cancel these looming cuts.
