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While waiting to enter Mitt Romeny’s Hamptons fundraiser...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:37:00 -0400

While waiting to enter Mitt Romeny’s Hamptons fundraiser many donors had a lot to say…

One New York donor, who would not give her name, said Romney needed to do a better job connecting. “I don’t think the common person is getting it,” she said

“We’ve got the message,” she added. “But my college kid, the baby sitters, the nails ladies — everybody who’s got the right to vote — they don’t understand what’s going on. I just think if you’re lower income — one, you’re not as educated, two, they don’t understand how it works, they don’t understand how the systems work, they don’t understand the impact.”

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-hamptons-fundraiser-20120708,0,4909639.story

A June survey by the Pew Research Center found that 59 percent...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:15:00 -0400

A June survey by the Pew Research Center found that 59 percent of voters felt Obama connected better with ordinary Americans than did Romney… http://cfor.cc/NbgJXo

whenscotusupheldobamacare: Health care geeks were all…

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:21:58 -0400

whenscotusupheldobamacare: Health care geeks were all…

whenscotusupheldobamacare: My grandma was all “I get a free...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:19:20 -0400

whenscotusupheldobamacare: My grandma was all “I get a free doctor’s visit!”

Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Center for Community...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:49:00 -0400

Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Center for Community Change, speaks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court June 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has struck down three parts of the Arizona anti-illegal immigration law, but upheld the controversial ‘show me your papers’ provision.

Watch the video

http://www.usatoday.com/video/index.htm#/News/High+court+rejects+part+of+Ariz.+immigration+law/42804638001/1150199594001/1706393717001

Romney on Arizona SB 1070: blames Obama, but dodges comment on ruling

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:45:39 -0400

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Romney has praised the law in the past.

By JORDAN FABIAN

Mitt Romney on Monday said that the Supreme Court’s split decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law was the result of President Obama’s failure to pass immigration reform, but refrained from commenting on the ruling itself.

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The first step to victory: Join us at the June 18-20 “Take Back...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:33:27 -0400

The first step to victory: Join us at the June 18-20 “Take Back the American Dream” conference.

At Take Back the American Dream, Van Jones, Paul Krugman, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ai-jen Poo, Sandra Fluke, Gov. Howard Dean, Melissa Harris-Perry, Chris Hayes, Katrina vanden Heuvel and many more will share ideas and forge the strategy to make sure that the 99% is heard. We are the 99%. If we organize, if we force the debate, we can win not only the election but the argument. Not only November, but December.

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Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:58:45 -0400

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BRUSSELS, May 29 (UPI) — A UNICEF study of 35 developed...

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:00:58 -0400

BRUSSELS, May 29 (UPI) — A UNICEF study of 35 developed countries found the United States had the second-highest rate of child poverty after Romania.

Congratulations to Dolores Huerta on receiving the Presidential...

Tue, 29 May 2012 17:07:57 -0400

Congratulations to Dolores Huerta on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom!

“Today, President Obama will honor her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for a lifetime dedicated to workers’ rights and social justice. She joins the ranks of other luminaries throughout history, including Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa, who have received this much-deserved honor.”

- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis

"As the nation grows more diverse, America’s newest philanthropists must think hard about how to be..."

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:11:03 -0400

““As the nation grows more diverse, America’s newest philanthropists must think hard about how to be inclusive in their grant making. That means ensuring resources are distributed equitably and actively seeking to include people who have historically received a smaller share of philanthropic dollars, such as ethnic and racial minorities, women, lesbians and gays, and people with disabilities.””

- Read More, “A New Kind of IPO for Facebook’s Millionaires” by Kelly Brown

Kelly Brown directs the D5 Coalition, a five-year effort to expand diversity in foundation leadership, grant making, and practices.

“I would like to look forward to a future full of promise,...

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:52:00 -0400

“I would like to look forward to a future full of promise, not poverty…”

Peter Edelman sat down with Democracy Now! to discuss his new...

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:54:09 -0400

Peter Edelman sat down with Democracy Now! to discuss his new book, “So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America.” Currently, one in every two Americans live in poverty. Peter Edelman talks about this startling statistic and today’s economy. The Center and our partners advocate for a bold jobs agenda to jump start the economy and relieve the massive suffering caused by historic levels of unemployment and underemployment. We fight to make sure that an unfair burden does not fall on the shoulders of Americans who have to live paycheck to paycheck.

Edelman is currently a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Edelman worked as a top advisor to Senator Robert F. Kennedy and worked for the Clinton administration until his resignation in 1996. He left the Clinton administration in protest of the 1996 welfare reform legislation.

For Part 2 Click Here

Analysis: Romney takes baby steps toward Latinos

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:43:37 -0400

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The presumptive GOP nominee appeared before a D.C. audience where he proclaimed education to be “the civil-rights issue of our era.”

By JORDAN FABIAN

Mitt Romney’s early approach to addressing the Latino community might best be described as a dip of his toe in the water, not a headlong dive into the pool.

It’s clear that after a bruising primary in which Romney scratched tooth and nail to convince conservatives to make him the GOP’s presidential nominee, his campaign slowly shifted to reach out to other voter groups, including Latinos, who will eventually help decide the election this fall.

Romney’s latest olive branch came on Wednesday, when he delivered a major address on education to the Latino Coalition, an influential small-business group in Washington, D.C.

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According to a study by The Legal Services of New Jersey Poverty...

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:33:00 -0400

According to a study by The Legal Services of New Jersey Poverty Research Institute, 885,000 New Jersey residents live in poverty; that is 10.3% of their population. In addition a quarter of all residents are considered poor…

Google’s political action committee (PAC) made a contribution to...

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:50:17 -0400

Google’s political action committee (PAC) made a contribution to support the 2010 reelection of Representative Steve King (R-IA).

And just the other day Rep. Steve King, in his 2012 reelection bid, analogized that letting specific groups of immigrants in to the U.S. was similar to breeding dogs. Sadly, this was not the first or second or even third time Rep. King has made sweeping, racist remarks against minority communities in the U.S. It’s a habit of his, and one that Google’s financial support helps to perpetuate.

There are more than 2,000 immigrant business owners in Iowa – and Google co-founder Sergey Brin is himself an immigrant from the former Soviet Union. So how can Google justify campaign contributions to an elected official that espouses racism and hate?

Tell Google to follow their own motto – “don’t be evil” – and demand that their PAC not give a penny to Representative Steve King in the 2012 election cycle.

Iowa Rep. Compares Immigrants to Dogs

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:14:20 -0400

Iowa Rep. Compares Immigrants to Dogs:

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, compared immigrants to dogs at a town hall meeting yesterday, telling constituents that the U.S. should pick only the best immigrants the way one chooses the “pick of the litter.”

univisionnews: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talks same-sex...

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:02:48 -0400

univisionnews:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talks same-sex marriage, DREAM Act on “Al Punto”

By UNIVISION NEWS

One of the highest-ranking members of the Democratic Party doesn’t share President Obama’s newfound support for same-sex marriage, but he won’t let his personal beliefs affect the party’s platform.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) affirmed that he still believes marriage should be between a man and a woman, after Obama this week became the first sitting U.S. president to back same-sex marriage. But his personal views won’t get in the way of politics on this lightning-rod, election year issue.

“I think that I’m not going to stand in the way of people because it has no impact upon me or my family,” he said during an exclusive interview on Univision’s Al Punto.

Reid added that he thinks the announcement won’t have much of an impact on voter support for Obama or the presumptive Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.

“I think that’s not going to be a factor. I think that the number one issue in this country today is the economy, and I think that’s what people are going to be focused on,” he said.”

Reid also addressed a pared-down version of the DREAM Act being drafted by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) The top senator, who slammed Rubio’s proposal as a hollow “half-measure” just last month, softened his tone on the proposal, but still indicated he’s not a supporter.

“I don’t throw cold water on it. I do say, Marco, give us something in writing. I’ll be happy to look at it. I’ve been a big advocate for the Dream Act,” Reid, who brought up the current DREAM Act for a vote in 2010, said.

“So let’s see what Marco’s going to come up with as far as — like it’s easy to go around and talk about it. He says one thing to one group, another thing to another group. Put it in writing,” he added.

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