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Battered by the Storm
While some have declared the recession over, pointing to the bull market and overall economic growth, this national study, Battered by the Storm: How the Safety Net is Failing Americans and How to Fix It, documents how the economic storm is raging on in homes, tent cities, and shelters across the country.
The study concludes that the economic crisis is still on the rise for millions of Americans, while at the same time the social safety net is failing to support many of them. It offers one of the boldest, most comprehensive plans to combat poverty and unemployment — beginning now.
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PeaceCommentary
Africa and the Economic Crisis
December 7 - While the world focuses on Afghanistan, Africa is addressing the global economic crisis in new ways. By Emira Woods
Commentary
Annotate This! President Obama's Afghanistan Escalation Speech
December 2 - An assessment of what Obama said -- and what he didn't say. By Phyllis Bennis
Commentary
President Obama's Afghanistan Escalation Speech
December 2 - An assessment of what Obama said—and what he didn't say. By Phyllis Bennis, published in YES! Magazine
Op-Ed
Reprise? Obama and Afghanistan
November 30 - The president's Afghanistan dilemma isn't a new one. By Phyllis Bennis, published in The Huffington Post
Op-Ed
Bush-Style Military Spending Not Over Yet
November 24 - Obama's plans for change in defense spending are still mostly unrealized. By Miriam Pemberton, published in Common Dreams and The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT) and The Bemidji Pioneer
Op-Ed
Lessons from Sweden for the Immigration Debate
December 23 - We need to support countries in reducing the pressures that force immigration, and not the corporations that make conditions worse. By Sarah Anderson
Op-Ed
Stephen King Meets the Estate Tax
December 21 - What horrors will befall our nation's wealthy when one of the most bizarre twists in tax legislation in history comes to pass? By Chuck Collins and Bill Gates Sr.
Op-Ed
Obama: Almost One Year Assessment
December 18 - A rundown of what the president didn't--and couldn't--do in 2009. By Saul Landau
Commentary
The Struggle of Electrical Workers in Mexico Goes On
December 18 - Dismantling the nation's energy industry in the name of "structural reform" does little to help growing poverty and joblessness. By Manuel Pérez-Rocha
Commentary
What Obama is Getting Wrong About Economic Recovery
December 11 - Obama needs new, bold ideas to get Americans back on their feet and out of recession. By Karen Dolan and Dedrick Muhammad, published in The Huffington Post
Commentary
The Art of Extraction
December 23 - Artists uncover the true costs of coal. By John Feffer
Essay
Copenhagen Touchdown
December 4 - SEEN Co-Director Janet Redman begins her story of the UN Climate Change conference. By Janet Redman
Op-Ed
'The Story of Cap and Trade': This Moment Demands Better Solutions
December 4 - We can't keep turning to the market for answers to our environmental problems. By Daphne Wysham, published in Grist
Op-Ed
Climate Scams Won’t Save the Planet
December 1 - Cap and trade is a scheme that tries to sell business-as-usual as a solution to global warming. By Janet Redman, published in Common Dreams
Op-Ed
Cap and Trade Should Go the Way of the Dodo Before We Do
December 1 - Climate change is serious, and we can't afford to hand the fate of the planet over to the very polluters, banks, and traders that have gotten us into this mess. By Daphne Wysham, published in The Huffington Post