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Sheriff Robin Hood

October 11, 2008 – 6:01 pm

On October 8th, 2008 the New York Times and CNN.com reported that, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart of Cook County Illinois has decided to “stop evicting people from their homes.” The sheriff has pointed to the fact that many occupants who are being evicted are renters who have been paying their rent on time to landlords, [...]

By Saabir | Posted in Business, Economics, Economy, Inner-City, Progressive, Urban | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Scratchin’ and Surviving

July 24, 2008 – 12:45 pm

Out of the 8 million stories in New York City, according to the Associated Press, 1.8 million of them rely on food stamps. Unfortunately that number is likely to rise, and if one thinks that is only just Blacks and Latinos comprising a huge chunk out of those statistics, you may want to re-train that [...]

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