Arianna Huffington: The latest jobs report is out, and another 95,000 jobs were lost in September. Maybe they should start calling it the no-jobs report. It's clear that the economy won't be bouncing back any time soon. Even clearer is that Washington is not up to the task of creating the conditions for the job growth the country so desperately needs. A deep-seated cynicism is not an unreasonable response. But I'm pleased to report that hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country are choosing to react by taking action. As a result, a parallel economy is being created by people who, finding there are no jobs, have decided to create their own. To turn a spotlight on this nascent movement and encourage its continued growth, HuffPost is launching Small Business America, a new blog where entrepreneurs can exchange ideas, get advice, and keep up with the latest small business news. Click here to read more.
We can't really predict what will happen on November 2. All we know is that the historical trends are pushing against the Democrats, and that Citizens United has definitively tipped the scales in favor of the oligarchy.
Mr. President, for the good of our military and our country, the time has come to kill "don't ask, don't tell," and Judge Phillips has just handed you the axe.
Mustafa Oz arrived in Cleveland in June 1955, unable to speak English and without a friend or family member to guide him. Like most immigrants, his integration relied on the distinctly American magnanimity of strangers.
Did everything get done that needed to get done these past two years? Of course not. But it won't get done if the Republicans get put in charge. Then it is back to business as usual for the wrong people.
As a rule, songs about miners haven't generally been as upbeat as the news we are watching now on CNN. So here's a largely uplifting playlist for all the miners in Chile, and all the people who love them.
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