Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has a secret plan to use his executive authority to push hundreds of thousands of working Californians into poverty.
Faced with a massive budget shortfall, due to the Republican Party’s decision to cater to the wishes of wealthy yacht owners, Schwarzenegger is looking to stave off bankruptcy on the backs of workers and [...]

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The people who cook lunches, clean classrooms, and provide medical care at the University of California live in poverty.  96% of the people who do these important, necessary jobs are eligible to receive public poverty assistance.  Many people working at the UC — one of the world’s most prestigious universities — have to work two [...]

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I’m currently visiting the campus of the University of Michigan, on my way back to California after a six month absence.
During my quick trip to the state of my birth, I’ve seen what years of economic downturn has done to Michigan.  I lived here until 2001, and after visiting for just a few days, I [...]

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Not that there was much doubt, but more explosive evidence just released today confirms it again.  Bush took us to war so that his friends in the oil business could get their hands on some light, sweet crude:
“Bush administration officials knew that a Texas oil company with close ties to President Bush was planning [...]

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What a difference a month makes.  In May, it started to look as though the Tigers would end up wasting what was supposed to be a great season, after losing game after game with little hope in sight.  Nothing was working back in May — starting pitching, relief pitching, offense, defense — everything was sputtering [...]

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