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Nationwide Studies Show The Income Gap Continues to Grow

Income inequality is now at its highest level in the United States since the Great Depression as the income gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen. The

By Mark Reynolds

/ November 24, 2012

Nationwide Studies Show The Income Gap Continues to Grow

LAO Provides Independent Analysis on Proposition 38

Credit: kcet.org The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) provided an independent analysis of Proposition 38, a California ballot initiative championed by civil rights attorney Molly Munger, that would

By Mark Reynolds

/ October 25, 2012

LAO Provides Independent Analysis on Proposition 38

Raising the Minimum Wage Ignored by Romney, Obama

Official White House Photo / Pete Souza When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, he pledged to raise the federal minimum wage to $9.50 per hour by 2011. As

By Mark Reynolds

/ October 19, 2012

Raising the Minimum Wage Ignored by Romney, Obama

Spike In California Gas Prices Highlights Transportation Problems

California's gasoline prices set a new record on Tuesday at $4.671 per gallon, nearly 49 cents higher than one week ago, and 87 cents above the price

By Mark Reynolds

/ October 10, 2012

Spike In California Gas Prices Highlights Transportation Problems

Romney's Economic Plan Remains Vague But Important

(Photo: Mark Taylor) Romney can close the gap by convincing voters that he has the anecdote to America's weak economy. With the presidential election one month away and

By Mark Reynolds

/ October 2, 2012

Romney's Economic Plan Remains Vague But Important

California Bill Promotes Deregulation of IP and VoIP Services

Source: en.wikipedia.org The California Legislature passed SB 1161 in August. If signed into law by Governor Brown, the bill would "prohibit the commission [Public Utilities Commission] from

By Mark Reynolds

/ September 24, 2012

California Bill Promotes Deregulation of IP and VoIP Services

Income Inequality Is the Cause of California's Woes

Credit: Christian Science Monitor Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget plan read like most budgetary analyses, a mostly dry explanation of projected revenue and expenditures. However, this line stood

By Mark Reynolds

/ September 16, 2012

Income Inequality Is the Cause of California's Woes

Op-Ed: Proposition 30 Won't Fix California Budget Issues

Credit: San Diego Reader California's perpetual budget deficit will be a topic for voters to consider again this November. Proposition 30 at the center of Governor Jerry Brown&

By Mark Reynolds

/ September 10, 2012

Op-Ed: Proposition 30 Won't Fix California Budget Issues

Poverty, Incarceration and Violent Crime in the United States

Credit: oklahomawatch.org Conspicuously absent from our current national dialogue has seemingly been any notable discussion on issues of poverty, mass incarceration and violent crime in America. The cycle of

By Mark Reynolds

/ September 1, 2012

Poverty, Incarceration and Violent Crime in the United States

California Legislature Approves Election Day Registration

On Thursday, the California State Senate passed a bill to allow Election Day Registration (EDR), which will allow citizens to register to vote up to and on the day of

By Mark Reynolds

/ August 25, 2012

California Legislature Approves Election Day Registration