Category Archives: Middle Class Issues

College Grads Launch Protest Against H-1B Middle-Class Outsourcing

An expanding group of American professionals is building support for a January 26 protest against  [...]

College Grads Launch Protest Against H-1B Middle-Class Outsourcing

An expanding group of American professionals is building support for a January 26 protest against  [...]

Tucker Carlson: Millions of US jobs are about to vanish

[ad_1] The government shutdown continues as the debate over a border wall enters its fourth  [...]

Lackluster November Jobs Report Bodes Poorly for 2019

An unspectacular Bureau of Labor Statistics November report casts doubt on the health of the  [...]

Hilarie Gamm Sets The Guardian Straight On What is Really Hurting the Middle Class

When it comes to the Hollowing Out of the U.S. Middle Class, Hilarie Gamm sets  [...]

DHS Opposes GOP’s Stealth Bill to Outsource College Graduate Jobs

Republican leaders are expected to drop a political stinker on President Donald Trump by mid-December:  [...]

We Need a Job Guarantee

Senator Bernie Sanders wants a bold new federal jobs program, and he's right.

This Philadelphia Judge Has a Plan to Help, Not Hurt, Prisoners

Our country is in dire need of criminal justice reform. Crucial failings in our prison  [...]

SEPTEMBER 1, 1939

This poem was written by W.H. Auden in 1939, a little over 77 years ago.  [...]

California Dystopia Pt. 1

I was born the fifth generation of my family in Southern California sixty years ago.  [...]

Why America Needs a Student Debt Jubilee

Student loan debt is a nationwide disaster. There is currently over 1.4 trillion dollars of  [...]

Automation is a Grim Reminder of America’s Looming Labor Crisis

Someone I met recently told me about his recent conversations with some senior McDonald’s Corporation officials  [...]

Politicon Panel 2017 Discussions & Debates

See our in depth interviews during Politicon 2017 See our impromptu / on the street  [...]

Updating Mencken – The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same

I had been agonizing over current national and international events this weekend and found myself in  [...]

The Irony of 21st Century Retail Development

So, a week ago I was driving up to the Barnes & Noble in Lancaster,  [...]

How Citizens of Los Angeles Should Vote On Measures H and S

This coming Tuesday, March 7th, the citizens of Los Angeles will be voting on a  [...]

Don’t Blame it on Rio, Too Few Resources, Too Many People And the Road to LA

Last Friday evening I pulled into a bar to watch the opening ceremonies of 2016  [...]

Altadena CSD Revisions and Why You Need to Be Concerned

Los Angeles County is attempting to revise the Altadena Community Standards District (CSD) with minimal  [...]

Ventura California’s 4th of July PUSH EM PULL EM Parade

 Ventura’s 4th of July Street Fair continued its proud 41-year-old tradition today with its PUSH  [...]

Increased Taxation and Centralized Authority are NOT the answer to homelessness

Both the Los Angeles City Council and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are considering measures  [...]

My Version of St. Patrick’s Breastplate

Not all Irish minds turn immediately to thoughts of green beer, celtic music, and limericks  [...]

Interview With Culver City Council Member, Meghan Sahli-Wells

I had the pleasure of sitting down earlier this week and speaking with Culver City  [...]

Weekly News Wrap for Week Ending 05.16.15

Steve and Kevin are at it again bringing their thoughts, opinions and reactions to last  [...]

Weekly News Wrap Up for Week Ending 04.24.14

Welcome to another edition of the Center For Progressive Urban Politics Weekly News Wrap Up  [...]

The Man With The Blue Guitar

                I The man bent over his guitar,  [...]

Interview with Josef Bray-Ali – Bike Lane Controversy

We recently sat down with Josef Bray Ali, Owner of the Flying Pigeon Bike shop  [...]