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 »
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Kerry mourns 1st diplomat killed since Benghazi strike
Secretary of State John Kerry mourned on Sunday the first death of an American diplomat on the job since last year’s Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic installation in Benghazi, Libya. Source: FOXNews.com
Backwards: Lowest Labor Force Participation Rate Since 1979
In a dismal March jobs report, the labor force participation rate fell to 63.3%, which is the lowest level since May of 1979 when the country was mired in stagflation under President Jimmy Carter’s administration. According to the report, 663,000 Americans dropped out of the labor force in March and just gave up looking for work,… Read more »
Nearly 50 Million Americans in Poverty, Worst Since LBJ
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 »