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Dark Money in Politics Threatens Black Interests
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The explosion of “dark money” spent in the political system…
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Clinton Linking Her Campaign with Fight for Middle Class
LISA LERER, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is putting everyday Americans at the…
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Middle-Class Families Shrink Their College Fund Contributions
(Bloomberg) – Fewer parents are finding the money to save for their kids’ college. And those who are saving, are saving…
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U.S. Recovering from Bush’s Failed Policies
By Wellington Webb NNPA Guest Columnist I served as Mayor of Denver from 1991 to 2003 and was the…
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GOP’s Middle Class Charade: Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh and the Real Threat of the Christian Right
(Salon) – Woe to the American president who says anything sensible on the subject of religion. President Obama forgot…
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AP-GfK Poll: Most Americans Favor a Higher Minimum Wage
EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans support increasing the minimum wage, as well as requiring employers to…
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Middle Class Shrinks Further as More Fall Out Instead of Climbing Up
Dionne Searcey and Robert Gebeloff, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—The middle class that President Obama identified in his…
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Obama: Most Black People Don’t Use Racism as an Excuse
Dave Boyer, THE WASHINGTON TIMES WASHINGTON (The Washington Times)—Before flying off to Hawaii for a two-week vacation, President Obama…
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Typical American Worker Has Saved Just $20,000 for Retirement, Survey Finds
(National Monitor) – Middle-class individuals throughout the United States have a median of just $20,000 total saved for retirement, compared…
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Rental America: Why the Poor Pay $4,150 for a $1,500 Sofa
Chico Harlan, THE WASHINGTON POST CULLMAN, Ala. (The Washington Post) — The love seat and sofa that Jamie Abbott can’t quite…
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