Joe Sims
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joe Sims
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U.S.
Black Caucus members call for reform of ethics office
June 3, 2010Close to half the members of the Congressional Black Caucus have called for reform of the recently created Office of Congressional Ethics.
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U.S.
Oil cleanup workers fight back against BP
June 2, 2010Workers struggling to stem the oil flow on the Gulf Coast are falling ill and some are filing class actions suits against BP.
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U.S.
Outrage spurs BP boycott
June 1, 2010Outraged at the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, a movement to boycott BP is growing across the country.
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U.S.
Minority, women farmers’ discrimination suits near settlement
May 27, 2010U.S. government discrimination against minority farmers and women will be a thing of the past if the Obama administration has anything to say about it.
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Opinion
Racial wealth gap quadruples in 20 years
May 26, 2010Capitalism is bad for working-class people. Unregulated capitalism is even worse.
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U.S.
Public to Fox News: Drop Stossel
May 25, 2010News commentator John Stossel, formerly of ABC News and now working for Fox, has called for the repeal of the Civil Rights Act barring business from discrimination.
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U.S.
New foreclosures down, repossessions rise in April
May 14, 2010With over 12 percent of current mortgages in danger of default - close to 7 million homes - foreclosure notices made a slight drop in April signaling a potential bottoming out of the housing crisis.
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U.S.
Despite high unemployment, Black teens more optimistic
May 11, 2010Despite record levels of unemployment, Black young people, since the election of President Barack Obama, have become optimistic about the future, according to a number of recent studies.
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