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Unemployment rises among African-Americans
June’s figures show unemployment rose from 13.6% to 14.4% – higher than the rate for Latinos and double that for white people. One of the most jarring figures in the labour statistics is a rise in unemployment among African Americans, from 13.6% to 14.4%, double the rate for the white…
Why birtherism matters
As I expected, I was chastised in comments by a drive-by commenter who claimed paying attention to this birther thing is a waste of time, because important things are going on. It was the "ignore it and it'll go away" argument in another form, and I was happy at least…
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