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Women Backslide in Retail Jobs, Losing Yet Another Foothold in the New Economy
Written by Bryce Covert The Nation
Women are on the verge of ruling the new economy, right? They’re getting more college degrees, dominating middle management and grabbing up jobs in industries that are set to see explosive growth. Except that last part is starting to reverse course.
Among the reasons Hannah Rosin highlighted in support of her thesis that the “End of Men” is nigh was, “Of the 15 job categories projected to grow the most in the next decade in the U.S., all but two are occupied primarily by women.”
The GOP's Split-Screen Convention
Written by Katrina vanden Heuvel | The Nation
This week, the anti-disaster assistance party scrambled to shuffle its anti-government convention speakers in the face of Hurricane Isaac. Meanwhile, the New York Times reported, “As the American Petroleum Institute planned a concert and a party here to push its agenda, which includes expansion of oil exploration on federal lands, some of its members were ramping down production in the gulf and removing workers from platforms.”
Hundreds Protest Bain-Owned Corporation in Tampa Over Low Wages
Written by George Zornick | The Nation
Far away from the glistening convention center in downtown Tampa Bay on Monday, there was a battle over the minimum wage as throngs of workers and progressive activists marched in driving rain outside the corporate headquarters of Bloomin’ Brands, a mega-restaurant chain owned by Bain Capital.
Romney Games GOP Rules to Benefit His Campaign... in 2016
Written by John Nichols | The Nation
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says the platform crafted by a committee on which Tea Party–inspired delegates and social conservatives drove the process “is the platform of the Republican Party; it’s not the platform of Mitt Romney.”
Say what? Aren’t the Republican Party and Mitt Romney somewhat connected at this point?
Romney aides outline attack plan for after Republican convention
Written by Justin Sink | The Hill
Mitt Romney is set to launch the next stage of his campaign — the post-convention general election match-up against President Obama.
Romney aides, appearing at a panel hosted by ABC News and Yahoo in Tampa on Tuesday, made it clear they were prepared to hit the ground running after Romney accepts the party's nomination on Thursday night.
Ryan Budget Facts
Written by Senator Bernie Sanders | SandersSenate.gov
The House budget drawn up by Rep. Paul Ryan would end Medicare as we know it, according to Sen. Bernie Sanders. It also would cut spending on virtually everything but the Pentagon while still spending more than the Treasury takes in by providing $1 trillion in tax breaks for the wealthy and profitable corporations, according to Sanders, a member of the Senate Budget Committee who has monitored and analyzed the Ryan plan
PA GOP Candidate Tom Smith equates rape to getting pregnant out of wedlock
Written by Michael Morrill | Keystone Progress
What is it about Republican Senate candidates and rape? First, Missouri Rep. Todd Akin said that "legitimate rape" doesn't lead to pregnancy because a woman's body would "shut down."
Now Pennsylvania's GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tom Smith said that rape is similar to "having a baby out of wedlock."
Navy Vet Responds to Navy Week P.R.
Written by Mike Ferner | War Is A Crime .org
All this summer, the U.S. Navy has put on a multi-million dollar dog and pony show called “Navy Week” in 15 cities across the country. Six stops on the Great Lakes featured guided missile frigates, coastal patrol boats and the historic brig “Niagara,” the ship Oliver Hazard Perry transferred to during the War of 1812’s Battle of Lake Erie (“Don’t Give Up the Ship”), when the “Lawrence” was blown out from under him.
Paul Ryan Struggles With the Inconvenient Demands of Democracy
Written by John Nichols | The Nation
Paul Ryan will finally make his way home to Janesville, Wisconsin, Monday. In anticipation of his nomination by the Republican National Convention for vice president, Ryan will headline a “send-off” rally at a local high school. Then he’ll try to make it to Tampa as Hurricane Isaac hits.
A Glitch in Health Care Reform
Written by Editorial | The New York Times
Confusing language in the health care reform law has raised the possibility that millions of Americans living on modest incomes may be unable to afford their employers’ family policies and yet fail to qualify for government subsidies to buy their own insurance. This is a bizarre development that undercuts the basic goal of health care reform — to expand the number of insured people and make their coverage affordable.
When the Justice Department recently closed its criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs, it became all but certain that no major American banks or their top executives would ever face criminal charges for their role in the financial crisis.
Ragtag Revolts in Parts of Afghanistan Repel Taliban
Written by ALISSA J. RUBIN and MATTHEW ROSENBERG | The New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — In small mountain villages on Taliban turf in eastern Afghanistan, Pashtun tribesmen took up arms to fight the insurgents this summer, fed up with their heavy-handed tactics of closing schools and threatening families whose sons had joined the Afghan Army.
Dozens of Bodies Are Found in Town Outside Damascus
Written by DAMIEN CAVE and HWAIDA SAAD | The New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of bodies, possibly more than 200, were found Saturday in a town outside Damascus, raising the specter of a massacre by Syrian troops as bad as any atrocity committed since the Syrian uprising began nearly 18 months ago.
For Big Givers, Cash and Clout Arrive Together
Written by Micholoas Confessore | The New York Times
The railway giant CSX, which has spent $2 million this year lobbying on issues like greenhouse-gas regulation and hazardous-waste transportation rules, will park special train cars near the Tampa Bay Times Forum to host parties and meetings.
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