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Since the recession began, we've lost over 2 million manufacturing jobs, the kind of jobs that have traditionally delivered American families into the middle class -- and kept them there. Yet the loss of middle class jobs is rarely talked about in Washington. Neither is the way that the useful section of our economy is being replaced by the useless section of our economy. But the numbers don't lie: the share of our economy devoted to making things of value is shrinking, while the share devoted to valuing made up things (credit swap derivatives, anyone?) is expanding. And it's not just manufacturing jobs that are disappearing. Hundreds of thousands of well-paying white-collar jobs are also now being shipped overseas. Do you hear that? It's Ross Perot's giant sucking sound being cranked up to a deafening roar -- and it's about a lot more than NAFTA.
Beyond financial reform, we must encourage all Americans -- especially our youth -- to cultivate adequate individual financial literacy to succeed in this increasingly complex, fast-moving economy.
Running through our findings is a thread that connects the reckless actions of mortgage brokers with credit rating agencies and Wall Street executives. That thread is unbridled greed, and the absence of a cop on the beat to control it.
Well-intentioned people are quick to denounce Arizona. Why are they not calling for a boycott of Mexico? The truth is that Mexico is exporting its poverty in the form of illegal immigrants to the United States.
Illegal immigrants: can't live with them, can't put them on leashes, like human chattel. But at least one Republican House candidate in Iowa wants to do something about this dilemma.
For many of the world's conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up a feasible settlement. In the case of Israel and Palestine, it is not only possible, but there is near universal agreement on its basic contours.
Has the federal government run out of money? Will we have to slash Social Security? The time has come to examine our fundamental assumptions about government deficits and debt.
I won't be boycotting the Diamondbacks merely because they are the team from Arizona. The organization is a primary funder of the state Republican Party, which drove this law through the legislature.
Egypt is facing a potential political eruption that could rock the entire Mideast and seriously undermine US domination of the strategic region.
Returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from new ailments related to burn pits, massive fires that sent thick, choking smoke hanging over US bases. Now one soldier is coming forward.
There is now a segment within the gun rights community that is hostile to all progressive interests and believes it has a right to use firearms to counter the results of our democratic process.
The only question for the Republicans is how long will it take for them to get tired of being publicly dragged, kicking and screaming, to support reform. So much the better for Democrats.
Some argue that these colleges are peddling yet another false promise of the American Dream (in this case, the college diploma part of the dream, rather than the homeownership part) to those who are truly not qualified to take advantage of it.
After 25 years in professional wrestling, I really thought I knew pain. I was wrong. Every week as a volunteer on RAINN's sexual abuse hotline, I bear witness to the type of pain I can only guess at.
Larry Summers has said that the Obama Administration "inherited a terrible situation," and I completely agree. Nonetheless, it's time to play the cards we've been dealt for the past thirty years by 'Reagan-Bush-Clinton-Bush.'
It would be a tragedy if the proven formula of using television to unite Americans for a cause were lost as the audience diaspora continues its dramatic flow.
The undercover work Linda Carty did for DEA made her many formidable enemies. She believes that it was this that led to her being framed and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Joana Rodriguez.
I'm working with the Teaching Garden, bringing an innovative, hands-on nutrition and fitness curriculum to kids. Educating our children is the first step toward living healthier and eating right.
Chicago is in a state of emergency. It has been reported that 113 people have been killed in Chicago this year. The same number of U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
What could be more useful than applying high-level professional expertise toward problems faced by those who are less fortunate?
Canal House Cooking, Volume No. 3 is a hymn to Spring. We're just starting to cook our way through it, already it feels like the best edition so far. The photographs leap off the page; if you squeezed a shot of an orange, you'd get juice.
Do you have a favorite poem that you cherish? Now with only a few days left in April -- National Poetry Month -- I hope you'll record yourself reading that poem and tell us why you love it.
The Goldman-Paulson fraud suit threatens to throw a spotlight on a realm of Wall Street that has escaped most scrutiny throughout the financial crisis: the hedge fund industry.
The GOP has now gone on record officially as saying it wants to block the Senate from even discussing a financial reform bill. When it comes to reform, they don't want the democratic process to take place at all.
In fashion, what goes around comes around. We constantly draw inspiration from our collective fashion past. Sometimes, we bring back a particular item that invokes a personal sense of nostalgia. For me, it's the backpack.
Perhaps because so many have their eyes on the 2012 prize, Republican governors and candidates are targeting their far-right base, using language that would make Ronald Reagan blush.
