Not True: AP Claims Workforce Participation Rate ‘Has Been Falling Steadily’ Since 2000

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The disgraceful lengths to which writers in the establishment press will rewrite history to paper over the economy's awful performance during the past five years is perfectly illustrated in one paragraph found in an otherwise decent Associated Press "Big Story" report ("Dropouts: Discouraged Americans leave labor force") Saturday evening by Paul Wiseman and Jesse Washington,… Read more »

Nearly 50 Million Americans in Poverty, Worst Since LBJ

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Even as the Obama White House prepares for a star-studded White House concert featuring Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, and Justin Timberlake, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal that roughly 50 million Americans—one in six—now live below the poverty line. Additionally, one in five American children have fallen below the poverty line; the last time… Read more »