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Goldman Sachs Seizing Homes Subprime Mortgages Bought

McClatchy | Greg Gordon | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Mtglq, Cases, Hank Paulson, Lawsuits, Middle Class, Suits, Goldman Sachs Subsidiaries, Housing Crisis, Working Class, Goldman Sachs, Judge Roger Efremsky, Lenders, Home Prices, Foreclosure, Subprime, Repossession, Roger Efremsky, Ge, Mortgage Brokers, Mortgage Crisis, Homeowners, Securities Exchange Commission, WMC Mortgage Corp, Judge William Aslup, Wall Street, GE Money, Wiliam Aslup, Henry Paulson, Banks, Sec, Subsidiaries, Business News

Goldman spent years buying hundreds of thousands of subprime mortgages, many of them from some of the more unsavory lenders in the business, and packa...

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Sparkman: Casualty of Methland, USA? Or Victim of Anti-Government Bile?

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, White House, Hate Crimes, Teabaggers, 2042-Minorities, Crime, Violent Crime, Tax Protests, Michele Bachman, Census Boycott, Immigration, Right Wing, Race, Working Class, Census, 2010 Census, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Bill Sparkman, Methamphetamine, Right-Wing Extremism, Anti-Government, Lou Dobbs, William Spakrkman Hanged, Lou Dobbs Immigration, Politics News
Richard M. Benjamin

Sparkman's workaday life and violent death -- whatever the cause and whoever the culprit -- highlight the precarious struggles of the white working class and the brewing storm surrounding the 2010 Census.

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"Los Me'choop With the Bobkes": Experiencing Academia as a Grown Up

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Graduate Students, Wisdom, Yiddish, Graduate School, Acadmia, Working Life, Working Class, Student-Life, College Students, Jewish Wisdom, Conventional Wisdom, Students, Study, University, Academic, Professors, Academics, Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

Cut the garbage, be direct, speak the truth, and be clear about what you are coming from and what you are saying.

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Tacky, Tacky, Wha????

Mike Stark | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Brian Moran, Terry McAuliffe, Virginia, Obama Brian Moran, Democrats, Terry Mcauliffe Virginia Governor, Voting, Working Class, Politics News
Mike Stark

McAuliffe earned his buffoonish reputation by saying things like "Kiss my ass, Barack!" on the Jon Stewart Show.

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Damn Yankees and Their Pricey New Stadium

Dave Astor | Posted 05.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Yankees, Frank Robinson, Marie Antoinette, Yankee Stadium, Sitting Bull, Native Americans, Elston Howard, The Sultan of Swat, Triple Crown, Working Class, A-Rod, Babe Ruth, Aig, Georgia on My Mind, Let Them Eat Cake, Unemployment, Mickey Mantle, Interlocking NY, Yankees, Pinstripes, Tomahawk Chop, Reggie Jackson, Bronx Bombers, Souvenir Cups, Taxpayer Subsidies, New York Mets, American League, Luxury Boxes, Ipod, Joe Six-Pack, Baltimore Orioles, The Iron Horse, Beer, Fannie Mae, Alex Rodriguez, Home Runs, Monument Park, Atlanta Braves, Freddie Mac, Ebbets Field, Hot Dogs, Joltin' Joe, Lou Gehrig, Major League Baseball, Mr. October, The Yankee Clipper, The House That Ruth Built, George Steinbrenner, Ray Charles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Joe DiMaggio, Sports, Comedy News
Dave Astor

What's not to like about a sickeningly posh edifice partly funded by massive subsidies from taxpayers who can't afford its ultra-expensive tickets and food?

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The Personal Politics of Hopelessness

Ian Welsh | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Labor, America, Wall Street, Elite, Hope, Middle Class, Working Class, Living News
Ian Welsh

Then there are a fair number of politicians who will tell you about the lousy jobs they had as teenagers, or maybe in their early twenties. But they knew they weren't staying there.

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Conspiracy of Silence: Wage Collapse Caused Crisis

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Greed, Financial Crisis, Debt, Minimum Wage, Wages, Unions, Working Life, Working Class, Business News
Jonathan Tasini

If the lines had continued to track closely together as they did prior to the 1970s, the minimum wage would be more than $19 an hour.

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Women of Color in an Obama Era

Tara L. Conley | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, Susan Rice, Women of Color, Economy, Janet Napolitano, Brave New Films, Tara L Conley, Hillary Clinton, Race, Barack Obama, Working Class, Women of Color Policy Network, Gender, Politics News
Tara L. Conley

I can't help but wonder how Obama's power as President will address the myriad of low wage-(or no wage)-earning, care-taking, health-insurance-lacking, poverty-stricken women of color in the US.

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Pride and Confusion on the Campaign Trail

Graydon Gordian | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Crisis, White Working Class Voters, Racism, Jobs, Election 2008, Auto Industry, Michigan, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Working Class, Politics News
Graydon Gordian

As an Obama staffer in Michigan, reasonably often I found myself saying, "Which would be worse: losing your job or having a black president?"

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The Tears Were Real; Palin Was A Pawn

James Rotondi | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Day 2008, Politics News, Liberal, Conservative, Working-Class, 2008 Election, Election, Politics, Republican Party, HuffPost Election Reaction, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Alaska, Election Analysis, John McCain, Republicans, Politics News
James Rotondi

Maybe I'm just a sucker, or perhaps some misplaced machismo makes me want to defend damsels in distress. but watching Sarah Palin tear up, I actually felt a twinge of sympathy.

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How About Those White People?

Susan Madrak | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Racism, Obama, Racism in Politics, Barack Obama, White Working Class Voters, Working Class, 2008 Elections, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, HuffPost Election Analysis, Obama Presidency, 2008 Election, Politics News
Susan Madrak

Elections aren't about intellect. They're about emotion. That's why people so often vote against their own interests.

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Beware False Profits

Gihan Perera | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Poverty, Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, Economy, Financial Crisis, Miami, Working Class, Housing Bubble, Business News
Gihan Perera

Low-income communities were the canaries in the coal mine.

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McCain Campaign Mentions Joe Six Pack But Never Addresses What It Means To Be Poor

Jane Devin | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Poor, Depression, Poverty, US Poverty, Economy, Working Class, Economic Crisis, Joe Six Pack, Middle Class, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, John McCain, Home News
Jane Devin

Poverty carries an emotional and stigmatizing price. It's losing teeth at a young age because a $600 root canal or 50% co-pay is unaffordable. It's not being able to afford to pay a $50 fine for a traffic violation, and ending up in jail.

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Working Class White Voters Are Ditching McCain

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Blue Collar, Blue Collar Voters, Working Class, Obama Working Class, Barack Obama, Working Class White Voters Are Ditching Mccain, Poverty, Politics News

KITTANNING, Pa. — The steel mills and coal mines of western Pennsylvania helped fuel the nation's economic engine. Today, old factory shells and...

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Hey McCain, the Rest of Us Are Still Showing Up For Work

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, John McCain, John Mccain Postpone Debate, Barack Obama, Suspended Campain, Mccain Suspended Campaign, Working Class, Politics News
Brett Ashley McKenzie

McCain made an agreement to show up at this debate, and he can't even honor that.

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Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, 2008 Elections, Unemployment Rate, High Oil Prices, Fuel Efficiency, United Auto Workers, Obama Working Class Voters, 2008 Recession, Detroit News, CAFE Standards, Working Class, Offthebus, Unemployment, Obama Swing States, Oil Drilling, Bailout, Hybrid Cars, Recession Fears, Plug-in Hybrids, HuffPost OffTheBus, Swing Voters, Michigan, Fuel Economy Standards, Obama Working Class Whites, Job Losses, Fuel Economy, John McCain, Michigan Delegates, Auto Extremist, Detroit Free Press, Manufacturing, Voting Record, 2008 Election, Recession, Barack Obama, American Manufacturing, Pollsters, Barack Obama 2008, Swing States, Mccain Swing States, John McCain 2008, Cnn, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Fox News, Peter De Lorenzo, Auto Industry, Economy, Home News
Diane Tucker

Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.

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What Is Wal-Mart So Afraid Of? Four Words: Employee Free Choice Act

Robert Greenwald | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Walmart, Civil Liberties, Workers, Employee Free Choice Act, Economy, Baratunde Thurston, Seiu, Meet the Bloggers, Cenk Uygur, Pensions, American Rights at Work, Robert Greenwald, Recession, Working Class, Brave New Foundation, Efca, Jack and Jill Politics, Michael Whitney, Ceos, Andy Stern, Class,War, Unions, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

The Employee Free Choice Act is a vital piece of legislation that, if passed, will go a long way toward restoring the middle class in our country.

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Trampling Working-Class Voters with the Professional Ideal

David Sirota | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Blue Collar Workers, Blue Collar Voters, Obama Working Class, Working Class, Politics News
David Sirota

What Democrats are really asserting is that they believe Americans see factory, small-business, and agriculture jobs as merely a means to a white-collar professional ends.

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God and Taxes: Culture Wars as Class Conflict

Joan Williams | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Republican Convention, John McCain, Culture Wars, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Working Class, Middle Class, Politics News
Joan Williams

Once you understand that class is cultural, you can see why the culture wars are a perfect medium for class conflict in a society where open acknowledgment of class is taboo.

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Race And The Courting Of Reagan Democrats

Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Election, Working Class, Pat Buchanan, Democratic Primary, Mitt Romney, Racism, Michigan, Politics News
Ron Mwangaguhunga

Race, Buchanan would argue, is nearly irrelevant as an issue in this election when it concerns the white working class vote. How convenient!

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Jim Webb On Winning Over Working Class Whites

Jackie Hammond | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Issues, Vote, Racism, Obama, Appalachian, Jim Webb, White Voters, Working Class, Home News
Jackie Hammond

"If this cultural group could get around the table with Black America, you would see populist American politics change forever. These two groups want the very same things from government."

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It's The Con Job, Stupid!

Chip Collis | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Bittergate, Blue Collar, Clinton, White, Obama, Pennsylvanians, Hillary Clinton, Working Class, Home News
Chip Collis

Two of the three presidential candidates are running a major con job on you right now: It's in their attacks on Obama. He was right about economically disadvantaged and politically sidetracked Pennsylvanians.

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