16 May 2012
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All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Work
From Politico
President Barack Obama and other members of the administration may be giving warm advice to freshly minted graduates at commencements across the country, but the reality is the job market is now much colder.More than a million new bachelor degree holders are about to begin to break into an economy that doesn’t have enough jobs to...
Republicans failed to freeze student loan interest rates this past Tuesday in the Senate, pushing college access and affordability out of reach for many low-income students. In recent months we heard news that the national student debt had surpassed $1 trillion, leaving some students to wonder if a college education is even worth it. However, growing up we are taught that the ticket to the middle...
Tomorrow, the House is expected to vote on a budget that if passed, will cut funds to essential programs for struggling American families and low income people to make sure our defense budget is not touched.
Republicans have it all wrong. In this time of economic instability and high unemployment, cutting funds programs like Social Services block grants will only cause more Americans to fall...
GOP: Shield Pentagon, Cut Poverty Programs
From Politico
Setting the stage for an emotional floor fight Thursday, House Republicans pushed ahead Monday evening with plans to protect increased defense spending without raising taxes, largely by cutting more from domestic programs, including aid to the poor. The stark choices incorporated in the giant bill will have an immediate impact on...
No End in Sight
From James Surowiecki at the New Yorker
The talk in Washington these days is all about budget deficits, tax rates, and the “fiscal crisis” that supposedly looms in our near future. But this chatter has eclipsed a much more pressing crisis here and now: almost thirteen million Americans are still unemployed. Though the job market has shown some signs of life in...
