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WRAP’s 2010 “Without Housing” Update Has Arrived
WRAP concludes that ending homelessness in the United States will require a serious re-commitment by the federal government to create, subsidize and maintain truly affordable housing. It notes that the root cause of homelessness is the lack of affordable housing.
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Wake Up Obama!
That billions and billions of dollars are still being spent on two unnecessary wars should make everyone feel as if they are living in a big insane asylum. All that money should be going to investment (especially public infrastructure) and jobs creation here in the USA. No wonder that a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll this week found that nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe the country is on the wrong track, a majority disapproves of President Obama’s handling of the economy, and nearly two-thirds expect the economy to get worse, which it will.
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Today: Matt Gonzalez, Ron Paul & John Dennis
Join Forces for Non-Partisan Anti-War Rally“I think its important to build alliances, especially with others whom we may disagree with on other issues, in order to achieve the critical mass we need to truly end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and to keep these conflicts from expanding, as they currently are, into Yemen and Pakistan,” said Gonzalez in response to FCJ inquiry.
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The Case for Keys
On this point, we progressives talk a lot about empowerment– making sure that those who live through injustice are the leaders in fighting that injustice. If this empowerment is to be more than just lip service, it has to extend to our highest leadership positions. As I have fought for the low-income communities of District 6, I have been well-aware that I have done so as a straight white man from a middle-class background. While I have talked a great deal about empowerment, I have understood that talk without action is cheap. Now in the race for District 6 Supervisor, we have a person from the Tenderloin –a low-income, gay, African-American man– who has taken on some of the toughest issues in San Francisco, with a campaign aimed to fight injustice, build affordable housing, ensure that everyone has high quality health services, and to take care of our seniors and our young people. James Keys has stepped up to the plate, and I am proud to stand with him.
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President Obama: Will He Get a Do-Over in 2012?
We all know that Washington is a tough town, and decision-making is fraught with bribes, backroom deals, blackmail and palm greasing. Still, it was thought that the following areas would be those where our president would follow through on his promise to do what’s best for “ordinary citizens.” Now they’re not so sure.
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Social Security: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
If the current rate continues, the report goes on to say, the Program’s reserves will be exhausted in 2037. Of course, no one can predict the path of the US economy between now and 2037. If we have a series of boom years, the annual reports for the next several decades might show a reversal of payouts versus payroll revenues. Seizing on this Report, the Republicans are threatening to revive efforts to privatize Social Security if they gain control of Congress.
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Candidates Forum: Will District 6 Be Business Friendly
With New Leadership?From South Beach Mission Bay Business Association August 16, 2010 On Monday, August 16, the South Beach Mission Bay Business Association will host a District 6 supervisor candidate forum at KickLabs (250 Brannan Street) from…
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