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The Real State of our Union
The state of our union is fractured and perilous.
We continue to face an economic crisis of truly historic proportions. There are more than six jobseekers for every unfilled job - a gap that is growing, not shrinking. The Congressional Budget Office projected yesterday that unemployment will remain above 9% for at least the next two years. And joblessness is worst for communities of color, youth, and women who head households. Almost one third of all Americans scrape out an existence at double the pathetically low federal poverty rate or lower.
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Where do we go from here?
Community organizers and progressives have a critical role in shaping the understanding and response to what actually happened in MA. We must avoid a disastrous turn toward caution and incrementalism.
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The Human Face of Health Care Affordability
The most important event to happen in Washington lately wasn't a back room meeting of U.S. Senate heavy weights, a press conference by House of Representatives leaders or even a speech by President Obama. Yesterday, more than 200 grassroots and faith leaders from across the country held a National Affordability Summit on Capitol Hill with members of Congress to stress the importance of including strong affordability protections in the final health care reform legislation.
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