Patrick J. Foote
LATEST ARTICLES BY Patrick J. Foote
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Nabisco worker fears her middle class life will slip away
March 22, 2016'We said 'hell no' to $46 million in concessions: That would have put us at about $10 an hour and I'm sure they wanted the insurance and the pensions too."
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Latino voters in central Florida mobilize against Trump
March 15, 2016"What the campaign hopes to accomplish is voter outreach with Latinos because of the influx due to the Puerto Rican financial crisis: Folks are literally fleeing to the mainland."
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Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity running full-fledged ground game
March 10, 2016The five points of the Five for Florida plan are each euphemistically put conservative talking points.
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Central Florida community rejects Trump
March 7, 2016On March 5, Donald Trump continued his increasingly vulgar campaign with a stop at the University of Central Florida's CFE Arena.
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New study enumerates barriers to those with criminal records
February 26, 2016The effect of a criminal record doesn't end with jobs. Food stamps and affordable housing restrictions also dog ex-convicts' ability to reintegrate into society.
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Sanders’ “political revolution” wins in New Hampshire primary
February 10, 2016"The American people are showing that they will no longer accept a political system bought and paid for by the billionaire class," Sanders said in his victory speech.
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Trump plans to give the country to his billionaire buddies
February 9, 2016"I have the greatest dealmakers in the world: the richest men, the richest women, people who are truly successful."
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Media and political tourists create party-like atmosphere in New Hampshire
February 9, 2016A demonstration for raising the minimum wage got a lot of coverage in tiny Goffstown, and reporters covered a meeting of Latinos who mounted a get-out-the-vote campaign.
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