10 things the new Consumer Protection Bureau can do to protect consumers
Thanks to Wall Street reform legislation, The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) begins work on July 21, 201. The Bureau has plenty to do and plenty of powe ...
Read More »Crunch time on the debt ceiling
It’s crunch time in Washington to raise the debt ceiling. Even Wall Street executives say a failure to avoid a default crisis would have a "severe and long-lasting impa ...
Read More »The blame game
From Moveon.org...This infographic/ Facebook status says it all!"Most of the things that spread fast on Facebook are pretty silly—videos of cats and the like. But recen ...
Read More »Reducing poverty, reduces infant mortality
The following post if from our friends at Tax Credits for Working Families.Study Finds State EITCs Improve Mothers’ Health and BehaviorLast week, we looked at two studies th ...
Read More »Ehrenthal: Social Darwinism Today
Many years ago Richard Hofstadter wrote a book entitled Social Darwinism is American Thought. His study concentrated on the effect of Herbert Spenser's writings on Americans. Spen ...
Read More »VIDEO: Star Tek, The Final Insult
Is there anything better than Star Trek parodies? Check out this enterprising (pun intended!) video on Virginia's job situation by Jim Nolan of the Richmond Times Dispatch. Wh ...
Read More »Five William and Mary Students Arrested Speaking Out Against Poverty
At 12:50AM, five students were arrested in the middle of the night on charges of trespassing after staging a 16-hour sit-in at the College of William and Mary. Over 10 stude ...
Read More »Rep. Ryan’s Road Map Would Drive Us Off a Cliff
With a vote expected this Friday, April 15 on U.S. Representative Paul Ryan’s budget proposal, Virginia organizations sent a letter today to the Virginia delegation in the U ...
Read More »Virginia Groups on Budget Proposal: “Ryan’s Road Map Would Drive Us Off a Cliff”
Virginia Groups Oppose U.S. Rep. Ryan’s Budget Proposal Groups Call on Virginia Delegation in the House to Oppose Ryan’s Budget Proposal to Privatize Medicare, Cut Medicaid, Cut ...
Read More »TV Spots Remind Rep. Cantor’s Constituents about His Social Security “Cannot Exist” Remarks
The Campaign for America's Future is releasing a new ad to be aired starting April 8, in Rep. Eric Cantor's congressional district in Virginia, highlighting Cantor’s ...
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