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The Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act:

On December 21, 2011 By

An analysis of job-creation provisions

By Andrew Fieldhouse and Rebecca Thiess | December 13, 2011 | Economic Policy Institute

http://www.epi.org/publication/restore-american-dream-99-act-analysis-job/

Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) have proposed the Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act, a package of near-term job-creation measures and budgetary policy [...]

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Mayors Who Attempt to End Occupy Protests Are on the Wrong Side of History

On November 16, 2011 By

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/mayors-who-attempt-to-end_b_1097218.html

Over the last few days there has been what appears to be a coordinated attempt by many of the nation’s mayors to end the Occupy Wall Street protests that have swept the country — and much of the world.

Many justifications have been given: concerns about “sanitation,” drug overdoses, the violation of noise [...]

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Jessica Kourkounis for The New York TimesThe Germantown area of Philadelphia was formerly considered solidly middle class but is now mostly low income. "Everything started going down in the dumps," a longtime resident said.

Middle-Class Areas Shrink as Income Gap Grows, New Report Finds

On November 16, 2011 By

The Germantown area of Philadelphia was formerly considered solidly middle class but is now mostly low income. “Everything started going down in the dumps,” a longtime resident said. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times)

By | The New York Times

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