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Man Removes Confederate Flag Off the Back of Truck During Traffic

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 familyValues African American, commentary, courage, government, interests, issues, racial, Racism, reality, Respect, slavery, South Carolina

Man Removes Confederate Flag Off the Back of Truck During Traffic Few things have sparked as much debate as the controversy over the Confederate flag, this controversy has been stirring for many years, it did not start last month, as many believe, it became a big deal first in 1962, more than 50 years ago.…

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Obama to Expand Overtime Pay to Nearly 5 Million Workers

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 familyValues Americans, government, important in life, legal, middle class, overtime, president, reality, skilled workers

Overtime pay is paying a salary of 1.5 times more whenever a worker works more than 40 hours per week, this law was created to protect the American worker. Until now, the limits set by the administration under George W. Bush, were that overtime was only paid to salaried workers who were paid less than…

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Private Prisons Can Sue States for Not Having Enough Prisoners

June 23, 2015June 27, 2015 familyValues African American, government, interests, issues, law enforcement, legal, prison, reality, united states

Private Prisons Sues States for Not Having Enough Prisoners In America, most prisons are owned by private corporations. Private corporations like to make money. Lots of money. Empty prison beds do not make money, so many states are being urged into contracts with the prisons, pledging to keep the prison anywhere from 70% to 97%…

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The Unprecedented Debt Relief The US Government Is Planning On Giving A Big Pool Of Students

June 12, 2015 artsy Associate's, bachelor's, bankruptcy, business, Colleges, Debt Relief, discharge, education, federal student loans, forgive the debt, government, high student debt, institutions, low graduation rates, lower enrollment rates, master's degree, mechanical, misrepresenting employment numbers, National Education Centers, nursing, online courses, prospective students, school, statistics, Students, technical, University, unprecedented, US Government, vocational schools

The Unprecedented Debt Relief The US Government Is Planning On Giving A Big Pool Of Students Every once in a while, something unprecedented happens. Thankfully, for students of the Corinthian Colleges, a now-defunct, for-profit set of institutions, a never before seen "gift" of debt relief is being provided by the U.S. Government. Founded in 1995,…

Immigration

10 Shocking Facts About Illegal Immigration That Every American Should Know

June 4, 2015 artsy American, economy, expenses, Facts, government, Homeland Security, household, Illegal Immigration, immigrants, Las Angeles, money, president, prison, Tax Payer, Vanished, Welfare, Work Force

10 Shocking Facts About Illegal Immigration That Every American Should Know For the simple minded, illegal immigration may not seem like a big deal. However, illegal immigration affects the economy, black market and organized crime in various ways. Some of these immigrants have connections to ultra powerful drug cartels in Mexico. The list of effects…

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Why Did Hundreds of African Americans Gather at the White House Dressed as Union Soldiers?

June 2, 2015 artsy African American, America, black soldiers, Confederacy, Confederate flag, Confederate propaganda, demonstration, emancipation, government, legislation, license plate, mainstream media, misinformation, participants, protesting, reverse psychology, sacrifices, slavery, Union Soldiers, White House

Why Did Hundreds of African Americans Gather at the White House Dressed as Union Soldiers? In one of the more politically astute examples of reverse psychology in recent memory, hundreds of black men gathered at the White House dressed as Union soldiers for a demonstration against the Confederate propaganda that seems to have been propagating…

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This 63-Year-Old Amazing Senate Worker Is Actually Homeless

May 8, 2015May 20, 2015 artsy basic living, cafeteria worker, cheerful smile, chronic health problems, diabetes, donations, economy, employment, expenses, government, health clinics, Homeless, low-wage jobs, paycheck, poor vision, retirement, scholarship, secret homelessness, Senate, struggle

This 63-Year-Old Amazing Senate Worker Is Actually Homeless Charles Gladden is 63-years-old and works alongside some of the most influential people in the nation at the Dirkskin Senate Office Building. He has greeted senators, lobbyists staffers and other highly-respected officials on a daily basis for the past eight years. What they may not know, however,…