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Which Constitution?

By Julianne Malveaux – The incoming Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner (R-OH) seems to pride himself in his fealty to the United States Constitution, so much so that he plans to have the constitution read from the floor of Congress before he takes office. I am sure that Mr. Boehner thinks he […]

Some Want Jobs for Christmas

By Julianne Malveaux – In the weeks since the “shellacking” of the November 2 election, there has been much talk that the economy will turn around and, indeed, is on the mend. The indicators are better, both pundits and experts have been saying. The recession is over, according to these indicators, and it is unlikely […]

Who Let the Ducks Out?

By Julianne Malveaux – Congress convenes on Monday, November 15 for its lame-duck session. Some of the Democrats that will sit in the majority are not going to be coming back to Congress in January. Some of the Republicans, now in the minority, are licking their chops because they will occupy the majority in a […]

Young, Gifted and Poor

by Julianne Malveaux – – The 2009 poverty numbers were released last week, and things are a lot worse than many economists thought they would be. The poverty rate jumped up a full percentage point, from 13.2 to 14.3 percent. This means that one in seven Americans live in poverty, 4 million more than a […]