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Homelessness Myth #2: "They're All Bums!"

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

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Christine Schanes

I have found that approximately 25 percent of homeless people are children. Together, women and children make up close to 40 percent of homeless people and are the fastest growing segment.

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Who Should Pay for Health Insurance Reform?

Peter Dreier | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Peter Dreier

"Much has been given" to those Americans at the pinnacle of wealth. So it is only fair that "much will be required" when it comes to helping pay for health insurance for those who can't otherwise afford it.

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The Middle Estate

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business

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Harry Moroz

The estate tax is not about confiscating wealth for redistribution, but about encouraging spending during a wealthy individual's lifetime and limiting the intergenerational transfer of wealth.

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Senate to Uber-Rich: "Help Is on the Way"

Bob Greenstein | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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Bob Greenstein

How did Senate proponents sell their colleagues on the idea of spending so much money to benefit the estates of the wealthiest one quarter of one percent of Americans who die?

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The 1-Question Climate Quiz

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.09.2009 | Green

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Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

The Climate Equity Alliance represents how choosing between environment and the economy is a false choice. Strong climate legislation can, and must, be strong economic legislation.

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Should Progressives Shun the Economic Recovery Package?

Bob Greenstein | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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Bob Greenstein

Obama's recovery package gets far higher marks on this score by putting money in the hands of people who will spend it, thereby stimulating the economy.

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Four Words Obama Will Never Say

Michael Pento | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business

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Michael Pento

Americans must hope that the Obama administration is honest with the people and makes some difficult choices early in his tenure to deal with our growing annual deficits and long term debt.

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