In their new book, Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates, they stress that the likeliest victims of “late adolescent meandering” are students from low-income backgrounds who come out of college aimless, demoralized, and with fewer chances than their more affluent peers to recoup lost opportunities.
Month: June 2015
Ignoramus movie reviewer calls for banning of ‘Gone With The Wind’
Two things never cease to amaze us. How the public can lose all perspective and fall in line with the ‘zeitgeist’ of the moment. And how ignorant can be some movie critics
‘Amazing grace’: Obama reflects on race in powerful eulogy for slain pastor (VIDEO)
MSNBC: … CHARLESTON, South Carolina – Singing the words to “Amazing Grace” in a deep and powerful baritone, President Obama delivered an impassioned eulogy to honor the life of Rev. Clementa Pinckney and the tragedy of his fatal shooting – a historic moment from the nation’s first black president in addressing the “uncomfortable truths” about […]
Tsipras announces Greek referendum on creditors’ bailout demands
FINANCIAL TIMES: Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, has announced a national referendum on whether his country should agree to creditors’ demands that would release desperately-needed bailout aid to avoid national bankruptcy. In a televised address to the nation after a late-night meeting of his cabinet, Mr Tsipras announced that the plebiscite would be held […]
The real Trump success story
Frederick Christ “Fred” Trump (October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was a prominent American builder and real estate developer. He was the father of Maryanne Trump Barry, Robert Trump, Elizabeth Trump Grau, Donald J. Trump and the late Fred Trump, Jr.
LETTER: In Baghdad, Organized Destruction
Dear Editor, Cathy Breen is a long time Voices delegate and will appreciate your consideration of this article for possible posting at your website. Thank you, Kathy In Baghdad, Organized Destruction by Cathy Breen June 26, 2015 Two days ago an email came from an Iraqi doctor in Baghdad in response to a brief greeting […]
Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide
The decision is a historic victory for gay rights activists who have fought for years in the lower courts. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia already recognize marriage equality. The remaining 13 states ban these unions, even as public support has reached record levels nationwide.
Gov. Ed Rendell Op-Ed: “Compromise in Harrisburg”
Pennsylvania’s political leaders will have a chance this month to dramatically change that perception by enacting a budget that will bring about real structural change in the way government operates. If it’s done correctly, Harrisburg could both meet the state’s financial challenges and start to restore faith in government.
GOP Pa. budget said to ignore Gov. Wolf
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Republicans who control the legislature spent Thursday putting the finishing touches on their own budget blueprint, one that will exclude many of Gov. Wolf’s priorities and pave the path for a veto. The GOP-backed plan, details of which could be made public as early as Friday, will not contain any of Wolf’s proposed […]
CNN/WMUR Poll: Sanders Gaining on Clinton on New Hampshire
NEWSMAX: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has made significant gains on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, according to the latest CNN/WMUR poll. Clinton leads Sanders 43 percent to 35 percent, according to the poll. But just two months ago, Clinton led the poll 51 percent to Sanders’ 13 percent. But that poll […]
LETTER: U. S. promoted civil war in Iraq
A partition of Iraq has already taken place because, contrary to all of the propaganda about the U.S. “preventing” a civil war in Iraq, they in fact along with the British promoted it at every step of the invasion and military occupation.
Measuring Health Insurance Subsidies’ Success
And industry executives said the law had fostered a revolution in the delivery of health care, encouraging hospitals large and small to increase the coordination of care and the use of electronic medical records while minimizing the readmission of patients who have been discharged. Doctors and hospitals have accepted that they will be rewarded or penalized for the quality of care they provide: their ability to keep people healthy. Medicare and private insurers have adopted a dizzying array of “quality metrics.”…
Supreme Court gives Obama second big health care win
The justices said in a 6-3 ruling Thursday that the subsidies that 8.7 million people currently receive to make insurance affordable do not depend on where they live, under the 2010 health care law.
Capitolwire: GOP, Wolf at loggerheads over severance tax.
Despite public opinion polls showing support for a severance tax, the industry and its allies in state government have pushed back against past proposals, sending them over the cliff. Wolf’s proposal appears headed for the same fate.