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The Lineup: Week of Feb. 13-19, 2012
Bartlett Naylor calls on the government to fulfill a commitment to curb reckless behavior on Wall Street.
The Real Social Security Crisis
In 2012, for the first time in three years, Social Security beneficiaries are getting a raise. The 3.6-percent boost will put an extra $42.59 a month in the average retiree’s pocket. As a result, the average retired American will now receive just over $1,200 a month in Social Security benefits.
Black Women Make History Too
We celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in January, and now the country has moved into Black History Month. MLK left an enduring mark on our hearts and souls. But he was part of a team, and the other half of that team — his wife Coretta Scott King — made her own kind of history, with her husband and without him, both before and after his death.
Risky Business
What makes Wall Street so attractive to ambitious workers and bright minds? It’s the same thing that also makes it so reckless: big paychecks.
Politics, Perpetrators, and the Plight of Women
Angelina Jolie’s writing and directorial debut “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” snubbed by the Oscars and screened in very few U.S. theaters, isn’t generating the blockbuster actress’s usual buzz. It deserves better.
Un-Presidential Primaries
Breaking news: Republicans have found their long-sought alternative to Mitt Romney.
The Chief Twinkie Goes Ding Dong
The bad news is that Hostess Brands has sunk into bankruptcy. It couldn’t stay afloat with the $860-million debt piled onto it after a group of Wall Street speculators took over the 82-year-old company. The good news, though, is that devoted customers can still get their daily fix of five kinds of sugar, partially hydrogenated oil, polysorbate 60, artificial flavors, and yellow dye No. 5 — just a few of the ingredients in Hostess Twinkies.
American Roulette
Racist Double Whammy
Given that we now have an African-American president, many Americans feel comfortable sweeping the issue of racial discrimination under the rug. How bad can bias be if we elected Barack Obama?
Kaul’s New Super PAC Draws Donor
Thanks, Laurie. I hope your new bodice isn’t too uncomfortable.
