Economic Justice
VIDEO: Constituents Turned Away From Cantor's “Public” Meeting Take Their Message Outside
September 2, 2011 - 19:21
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Hundreds Rally at Can'tor "Townhall" in Richmond
September 1, 2011 - 03:38
Where are the jobs, Rep. Cantor?
Hundreds of Rep. Cantor's constituents tried to find out at Rep. Cantor's "Constituent Advisory Council" meeting tonight in Richmond but were left with no answer.
Rep. Cantor continued his practice of avoiding talking about jobs in his district by not holding public events or town halls over the entire Congressional August recess period. Unsurprisingly, we were asked to leave the Holiday Inn where Rep. Cantor was speaking.
Strengthening property rights will improve our housing market
August 24, 2011 - 21:55
This is a guest post by Ali Faruk. Ali is the Director of the Center for Housing Leadership at Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia (HOME). He holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and lives in Williamsburg Virginia. This post was originally published on the blog Take Me Home Virginia.
REPORT: Fixing Housing Crisis Would Pump $2 Billion into Virginia's Economy and Create $29K Jobs in VA
August 16, 2011 - 16:01
While Washington, D.C.
Tea Party Downgrade
August 16, 2011 - 15:43
Conservatives in Washington are working around the clock to try to shift the blame for Standard and Poor's first-in-history downgrade of the United States' credit rating.But Americans are not buying their spin. Conservatives in Congress threatened us with economic disaster to protect millionaires from paying a dime more in taxes -- and they say they'll do it again. We've all had enough of reckless political brinkmanship -- we need responsible leaders who put our jobs above theirs.
Meet Alec
August 3, 2011 - 04:47
Have you ever wondered how corporations seem to get everything they want from much of the legislation passed at the state level? Well, one shortcut corporate America has been using is to write that legislation themselves. That's where Alec comes in. Not the good kind of Alec, (Baldwin), but the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Sandra Cook on the Debt Ceiling: We Will Not Quietly Submit
August 1, 2011 - 21:12
Frustrated. Furious. Fed up.
I don’t know about you, but I am disgusted about what is going on in Washington with the debt ceiling. Like most Americans, I have followed the debt ceiling circus daily for the last several weeks. I am appalled to watch our country’s future be held hostage by conservative Tea Partiers who have no problem leading us to the brink of disaster. While I am relieved that it looks like our elected officials have arrived at some kind of compromise, my anger over how close we came to disaster remains.
10 things the new Consumer Protection Bureau can do to protect consumers
July 22, 2011 - 17:13
Thanks to Wall Street reform legislation, The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) begins
work on July 21, 201. The Bureau has plenty to do and plenty of power to do
it, even without a director in place. Here are ten items that the CFPB can
start right now using existing authority.
1. Mortgages: Stop mortgage companies from charging illegal fees,
keeping sloppy records of what people owe, forcing homeowners into
overpriced insurance, or rushing to foreclose before considering home-saving
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