The High Probability of Being Poor

Matt Bruenig The American Prospect
A slight majority of people still spend at least one year of their adult life in poverty, and for some demographic groups, almost everyone experiences poverty at some point.

China's Arsenic Contamination Risk Is Assessed

Rebecca Morelle BBC
In the last few years the amount of geospatial information - electronic maps - that's become available is large. Information is available on such factors as climate data, land use, and distance to the river or elevation. Using this information, and by looking at the types of rocks present in the country, and in particular their age, the researchers pinpointed the regions where the toxic element is most likely to be found.

Private Gain to a Few Trumps Public Good for the Many

Economist Robert Reich blog
All told, Wall Street’s entitlement is the biggest offered by the federal government, even though it doesn’t show up in the budget. And it’s not even a public good. It’s just private gain.

Fast Food Workers Standing Up for Themselves – And For Us

Dennis Raj, South Bay Labor Council Labor's Edge: Views from the California Labor Movement
As the economic realities of the new economy continue to affect thousands of unorganized middle and low-wage workers in America, more and more will walk out, stand up and fight. We’ll be there, to stand in solidarity.

Nickel and Dimed: Working Class Heroes

Ed Rampell Hollywood Progressive
Since the collapse of capitalism in 2008 there has been a rebirth of left-leaning theatre, and Nickel and Dimed is one of this dissident theatrical wave’s finest, most compelling dramas.

Claiming and Teaching the 1963 March on Washington

By Bill Fletcher Zinn Education Project
In reality, the demand for jobs was not a throwaway line designed to get trade union support. Instead it reflected the growing economic crisis affecting black workers.

Deport the Statue

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The Story of Gershwin, Harlem and the Blues

Israeli pianist Astrith Baltsan performs Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, explaining the inspiration of the music in the young Gershwin's fascination with Harlem blues.