As in any other playoff, candidate rhetoric let loose during the U.S. presidential race can be tough. We’ve held a front row seat to the 2012 showdown for over a year, with tensions still rising as the general election looms nearer. Some of the barbs launched along the campaign trail have been laughable: Newt Gingrich’s television ad incriminating Mitt Romney for his ability to speak French comes to mind. Others are not. The dialogue surrounding U.S. poverty and inequality, two issues that are hotter than ever during a deep recession that the nation has shown incapable of simply shaking off [...]
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy moving into foreclosed homes in LA
The Occupy movement, evicted from public parks, moves to the next frontier: foreclosed homes. Some protesters will “occupy” foreclosed homes, while others will encourage families to fight eviction and disrupt foreclosure auctions. Since the Occupy movement protests the excesses and inequalities of Wall Street and big banks, many see this new cause as a... »
Protestors’ signs provide fresh lens for OWS analysis
What are the facts behind the provocative questions posed by the signs of protestors in the Occupy Wall Street Movement? The question leads to an examination of the “trickle-down” theory, which claims tax cuts for the wealthy produce cash flows into the pockets of the middle class, and to an investigation of tax cuts, median... »