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Michigan Citizen Action Op-ed: Doubling interest rate is bad
Op-ed by USAction affiliate Michigan Citizen Action Executive Director Linda Teeter published in the Traverse City Record-Eagle. A new threat to economic recovery is on the horizon — and Congress has less than two
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CA/WI op-ed: Education is a right, not a privilege
Op-ed by Paula Mackey, a community organizer with USAction affiliate Citizen Action of Wisconsin, originally published by the Cap Times. A new threat to Wisconsin’s economic security is on the horizon – and Congress has
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Pentagon Spending and the War on Children
By Jeff Blum, Executive Director of USAction What would you rather see your tax dollars fund? Food stamps for 46 million Americans? Or wars we don’t need? The choice for most of us is
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Adrienne Evans: Buffett Rule is the fair thing to do
By Adrienne Evans, Executive Director of USAction affiliate United Action for Idaho. Originally posted in the Idaho Statesman. Tuesday, April 17, is tax day for millions of Americans. The day before that, the U.S.
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WV Op-ed: Gary Zuckett: On Tax Day, who will pay their fair share?
Originally posted in the Charleston Gazette on April 8, 2012. By Gary Zuckett, Executive Director of West Virginia Citizen Action Group April 17 is tax day for millions of Americans. Also that day, the
Read More »Op-Ed: Blank check for the military will send America the way of the Soviet Union
This op-ed originally appeared in the Baltimore Sun on April 9, 2012 and is cross-posted at the Huffington Post. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, many strategists suggested that the Cold War arms race
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Maine People’s Alliance Rallies for a Responsible Budget Solution
Yesterday, 55 Legislators and 175 members of the Maine People’s Alliance came together in the State House on March 15th to call for a responsible solution to the state budget, asking the House and Senate
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In The News: GOP Threatens Extended Unemployment Insurance—Again, and More Intensely
GOP Threatens Extended Unemployment Insurance—Again, and More Intensely But at least cruel proposed measures are consistent BY DAVID MOBERG Despite the recent good news—the unemployment rate and new jobless claims are down, economic and job
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Citizen Action of Wisconsin in the news: Affordable Care Act: Cure for U.S. Health Care?
USAction affiliate Citizen Action of Wisconsin Executive Director Robert Kraig was on Milwaukee Public Television for a discussion about the health care reform law. Check out the video below. Originally posted on the Milwaukee
Read More »CA/WI’s Kraig: Walker’s delay could sabotage health reform
By Robert Kraig, Executive Director of USAction affiliate Citizen Action of Wisconsin. Originally posted on The Capital Times. In an interview at the governor’s mansion just before Christmas, Scott Walker announced yet another attempt to sabotage
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