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The good jobs deficit is larger now than it was in 2000. The deficit grew dramatically during the recession and, despite two years of growth, has continued to grow during the recovery.

Ronald Reagan's hologram may not have shown up  to the Republican convention last night to extoll the virtues of draconian government cuts, but the anti-tax movement that launched his political career continues to strangle California's government. That's because the movement has continued to define the state's finances with a decades-old proposition leading to yearly budget crises. 

On Friday, the Census Bureau lost its director when Robert Groves stepped down to be Provost of Georgetown University.

If a state is not aware of any incidents of in-person voter fraud, why the great push for voter identification?

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon and a genuine American hero, died last Saturday at the age of 82.

The last few weeks have not brought good news for those of us wanting a future powered by clean energy. Thesouthern portion of the TransCanada pipeline is under construction. On top of that, New York State will lift its moratorium and allow fracking to occur in the state.

Barnett Shale drilling in North Central Texas. www.edf.orgI’m not sure what’s worse: the toxic influence of money in politics and policy or blatant full-out hypocrisy. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has given us both. On the one hand, the Mayor very clearly came out against fracking in the Marcellus Shale stating:

“They believe in teacher’s unions. We believe in teachers,” Governor Chris Christie declared to rapturous applause during his keynote address to the 2012 Republican National Convention. What he neglected to mention is that those all powerful unions have been in decline for years, now buried beneath the clout of idiosyncratic individuals and corporations. Throughout his speech Christie touted his boldness in taking on the status quo, highlighting unions as the third rail of modern politics. He framed his speech as speaking truth to power, but missed the target altogether.

Recall your last voting experience: chances are you were packed into a school cafeteria, shuttled along to a table where someone checked your name off a long list of registered voters, and you cast your ballot before rushing to work.