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November 29, 2012
We don't know what the two rivals discussed, but here are three challenges that we hope came up.
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by Lynette Holloway onJanuary 12, 2012
Many of the "new poor" are the former middle class, according to a new study.
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by Cynthia Gordy onJanuary 11, 2012
They told The Root that Americans must join them in putting President Obama's feet to the fire.
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by Lynette Holloway onNovember 12, 2011
Government aid helped keep many Americans from sinking deeper into poverty.
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by Charles M. Blow onOctober 29, 2011
In a sign that the nation's societal chickens have come home to roost, the U.S. received consistently low scores in a new report on social justice, Charles M. Blow writes in his New York Times column.
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by Cynthia Gordy onOctober 19, 2011
He's done a lot, says the White House in a new report. Anti-poverty advocates weigh in on their progress.
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by Lynette Holloway onSeptember 29, 2011
So much for GOP claims about "class warfare." Meanwhile, three-quarters of blacks deem society "divided" between haves and have-nots.
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by Charles M. Blow onSeptember 18, 2011
New York Times op-ed columnist Charles M. Blow writes about the impending worldwide war for jobs -- especially good ones.
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by Edward Wyckoff Williams onAugust 13, 2011
GOP throws working families under the bus with austerity measures to tackle the nation's debt.
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