Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h845NY701572; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 01:23:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 01:23:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <00c301c372a4$4a9afc60$d21077d8@air.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1225] Moving Ideas X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1728 Lines: 42 The following clips are from "Moving Ideas," a Website that provides News and Resources from more than 130 Research and Advocacy Organizations. -Mary Ann Corley NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator *********** "Jobs Without Power: Working In America" From: TOMPAINE.COM Jonathan Tasini The moment Americans walk through the doors of their workplaces, they enter a world which strips away all of their basic rights. Within the workplace, the whim of the corporation is more powerful than the U.S. Constitution. http://movingideas.c.tclk.net/maabpzdaa0fBYb44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------------- "Are Policies That Assist Low-Income Workers Receiving Appropriate Priority?" From: CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES Isaac Shapiro and Sharon Parrott In a wide range of national and state policy decisions, low-income workers and their families have already fared poorly this year, and upcoming federal decisions may reduce child care and housing assistance. There are concrete steps Congress can take this fall to improve this record, paid for by reducing the new tax cuts for high-income households or curbing corporate tax abuses. http://movingideas.c.tclk.net/maabpzdaa0fB1b44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------- "Rekindling The Movement: 40 Years After the Dream" From: TOMPAINE.COM Ditra Edwards and Neil F. Carlson Searching for charismatic leadership on civil rights issues? If you want to find the movement today, look for the energy. A new generation of organizers who came of age politically and culturally in the nadir of the civil rights movement is rekindling the passion that once fueled that struggle. http://movingideas.c.tclk.net/maabpzdaa0fCbb44sjdb/
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