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- Mandela’s Legacy Of Forgiveness And Hope
- With Unemployment At A 5-Year Low, Will Ted Cruz Finally Stop Using This Lie?
- You Have To See What Ted Cruz’s Fans Have To Say About Nelson Mandela
- America’s Greediest: Meet YUM! CEO David Novak, Keeping Fast-Food Wages Minimal
- 5 Easy And Effective Ways To Reverse Income Inequality
Mandela’s Legacy Of Forgiveness And Hope
Cynthia TuckerEven as much of the world mourns his passing, it is easy to underestimate Nelson Mandela’s greatness. His legacy has been fused with Tinseltown dramas starring such presidential figures as Dennis Haysbert and Morgan Freeman. Accustomed as we are to Hollywood’s happy endings, we might miss the sheer extraordinariness of Mandela’s life.
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America’s Greediest: Meet YUM! CEO David Novak, Keeping Fast-Food Wages Minimal
National Memo StaffAmong the most venerable Yuletide traditions is the annual appeal on behalf of the “neediest cases,” which has spread nationwide since it first appeared in the New York Times so long ago.
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Tip In Cash, And Don’t Be A Jerk
Connie SchultzYesterday, while attending a luncheon at a Cleveland party center, I stopped by the bar to ask about tipping policies.
I do this because I learned a decade ago that sticking a tip into a jar does not necessarily mean the gratuity goes to the person who is serving you.
This is true where you live, too. I’ve learned that from experience, too.
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Most American Families Now Make Less Than $60,000 Per Year
The majority of American families earn $60,000 or less per year, according to a new report by The Hamilton Project.
The report, titled “A Dozen Facts about America’s Struggling Lower-Middle Class,” lays out the immense challenges facing Americans making between 100 and 250 percent of the federal poverty level (between roughly $15,000 and $60,000 per year).
Fast-Food Workers Strike For Higher Wages In New York City
More than 100 fast-food workers, members of clergy, organizers, and elected officials packed a busy Brooklyn street in protest on Thursday. The crowd was energized, but not rowdy. And their message was clear: Fast-food workers deserve an hourly pay rate of $15.00. A living wage.
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Anti-Apartheid Hero Nelson Mandela Dies Aged 95
Johannesburg (AFP) – Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died aged 95.
Read more...4 Simple Reasons Why Congress Should Raise The Minimum Wage
Photo: Joe Lustri via Flickr
The simmering debate over the minimum wage erupted on Thursday when hundreds of fast-food workers across the country walked out of their jobs in protest of their low wages, and marched in support of raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour from the current rate of $7.25.
Yes, Santa Claus, There is A Virginia: ‘Recount’ And Potential ‘Contest’ Still Ahead In Virginia AG Race
Originally posted at The Brad Blog
Election 2013 is but a memory — good or bad — for much of the nation. But, in Virginia, election officials, attorneys and partisans will still be as busy as elves throughout much of the holiday season, and potentially even beyond, determining the final results of the statewide November 5 attorney general election this year.
Tip In Cash, And Don’t Be A Jerk
Yesterday, while attending a luncheon at a Cleveland party center, I stopped by the bar to ask about tipping policies.
I do this because I learned a decade ago that sticking a tip into a jar does not necessarily mean the gratuity goes to the person who is serving you.
This is true where you live, too. I’ve learned that from experience, too.
Republicans Grossly Out Of Touch With The Public On Iran
In mid-September, the predictions were dour.
President Obama’s stance on strikes against Syria was not just unpopular (with more than 70 percent of the public opposing intervention without congressional approval), it was a disaster.
Why Republicans Can’t Address Rising Inequality
So far, the Republican response to President Obama’s historic address on economic inequality has not veered from the predictable clichés of Tea Party rhetoric.
Read more...Obama’s Bigger Playing Field
LOUISVILLE, KY. — The debate over the Affordable Care Act can stay small, focusing on website failures and other short-term difficulties facing the law. Or it can get bigger, with wider insurance coverage seen as part of a larger struggle for social justice in a nation growing steadily less equal.
On Wednesday in Washington, President Obama decided it was time to go bigger. With HealthCare.
House Speaker Boehner Hires Pro-Immigration Reform Advisor
In a move that may be a positive sign for comprehensive immigration reform, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has hired well-known immigration advisor Rebecca Tallent to his staff.
Tallent, a longtime advocate for immigration reform, once advised Republican senator John McCain (AZ) on immigration reform and is said to be responsible for his push to pass reform under former president George W.
WATCH: Rush Limbaugh Says The Pope Gave President Obama ‘An Orgasm’
Some are calling the income inequality address President Obama gave on Wednesday “the best speech he’s ever given about the economy” and “historic.”
Rush Limbaugh had a different reaction.
