One of the best mechanisms for increasing voter turnout is given short shrift
Blog: Policy Shop
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Over 1 in 5 Disabled Americans Are In Poverty
That should be unconscionable.
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Our Enormous Retirement Subsidies for the Rich
The federal government pays a lot of money for the rich to retire.
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President Obama Takes Action to Raise the Pay of Low-Wage Federal Contract Workers
In his State of the Union, Obama will announce an executive order so federal contractors earn over $10.10 an hour.
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Why Obama Must Announce a Good Jobs Executive Order in the State of the Union
A better wage for federal contractors can’t wait.
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1950s Capitalist Propaganda and Opportunistic Egalitarians
Capitalists used to care about inequality.
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It’s Not Just New York: The New Era of Progressive Urban Politics
Cities are inspiring each other to do better.
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Marriage and Poverty
Blaming declining marriage for rising poverty is backwards in many ways.
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The Circle of Scam
Welcome to conservative politics, where everybody’s fleecing somebody.
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A Specter Is Haunting Alaska—the Specter of Communism
If enacting a Universal Basic Income makes a state Communist, then Alaska fits the mold.