Baltimore There was a good news article in the Times indicating that the African-American vote almost caught up and in some categories exceeded other groups in voting participation in the 2008 election for President. For all of the brickbats being thrown at the great efforts to register and turnout new voters there’s really only one …
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Citizen Wealth Stimulus Program: Food Stamps
New Orleans Here’s a shocker. The one piece of the stimulus package that everyone seems to agree is working is Obama bump in the food stamp program. Furthermore, the success is such that there is real discussion now in Congress about giving the program another bump. Now we’re talking about citizen wealth meaning real income …
Immigration Summit
Washington The organizers of the Summit to launch Reform Immigration FOR America had expected about 350 folks to attend from reform groups throughout the country. At the last minute they were overwhelmed with twice as many registrants. We were sleeping four to a room piled up like cordwood. Excitement was in the air. The first …