Where does the AARP stand on cutting Social Security?
The Wall Street Journalreported June 17 that AARP has changed its position to now support Social Security benefit cuts. AARP denies it has changed positions, but says its ba ...
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Ehrenthal: Southern Fried America
Since I became interested in history and specifically the “Civil War”, I tried to understand why tens of thousands of poor whites supported the “rebel” cause. Most Southerners own ...
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Jenn Peterson, Finding Real Solutions
Jenn Peterson, the 2010 summer volunteer intern for the South Hampton Road's Chapter of Virginia Organizing, is literally making waves and big changes to the way Brown Bay Island ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Money down the toilet: tens years of the Bush tax cuts
As debt ceiling debate continues, we are marking the tenth anniversary of the policy that created most of the federal budget gap: the Bush tax cuts. On July 7, 2001, George W. Bus ...
Read More »The Bush Tax Cuts After Ten Years: Bad for Virginia, Bad for America
The Bush Tax Cuts After Ten Years: Bad for Virginia, Bad for America(National figures and more information available at www.ctj.org/bushtaxcuts10yrs.php)Ten years ago, on June 7, ...
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Dr. Lillis: What Would You Cut?
What Would You Cut?The following was originally posted on Progress Notes and was written by Dr. Chris Lillis, Fredericksburg Physician and Virginia Organizing Health Care Committe ...
Read More »“Truthiness” and Social Security
The pro-Social Security case for Social Security reform - The Washington PostOur Fiscal Security - HomeI’m on record saying Social Security is the last place in the federal ...
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