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Bowerygals: 7/1/12 - 7/8/12
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Sunday, July 1, 2012. The Nation: You Swipe Card, Banks Swipe Cash by GEORGE ZORNICK. Earlier this month, we reported on the Senate battle over "swipe fees,". Which banks charge merchants for processing credit or debit cards. It appeared the story was over, and an effort by banks to maintain high swipe fees was vanquished — but an eleventh-hour action by the Federal Reserve Wednesday has given Wall Street yet another astonishing victory in Washington.". No one gets to be secure ...
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Bowerygals: 9/25/11 - 10/2/11
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Elizabeth Warren - hero. To Quote Elizabeth Warren:. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there- good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers. The rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest. Keep a big hunk of. Links to this post. Steve Elson new CD.
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Bowerygals: 8/19/12 - 8/26/12
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Biden And Ryan Share Faith, But Not Worldview". Ryan: ". "The preferential option for the poor,. Which is one of the primary tenets of Catholic social teaching, means: Don't keep people poor; don't make people dependent on government so they stay stuck in their station in life," Ryan told CBN. "Help people get out of poverty [and] on to a life of independence.". K Webster from nyc. Ryan calls it charity - we call it help. Links to this post. Steve Els...
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Bowerygals: 12/22/13 - 12/29/13
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Thursday, December 26, 2013. Of Parks, Inequity and the Flinging of Coins…. At the “Talking Transitions Tent” New Yorkers for Parks hosted a panel entitled “Four Immediate Ways to Equitably Improve NYC's Parks”. The panel consisted of committed and hard-working park advocates. Our parks can’t help but reflect this reality. And in a city of such opulence, that simply is not okay. The Community Garden network has been involved in the care of Greenspaces for decades. This movem...
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Bowerygals: 4/8/12 - 4/15/12
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Saturday, April 14, 2012. Catholic group criticizes Paul Ryan - Politico. Cardinal Dolan weighing in on Republican's devasting policies for the poor -. Guess whose side he's on? Apr 14, 2012 - 9:43 AM EST. Just compare the two quotes. From the Catholic group "Faith in Public Life":. Since when does a righteous moral stance require consideration of "delicate budget considerations"? Which statement could you hear coming out of Jesus's mouth? Links to this post. Kennedy, faced with...
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Bowerygals: 2/10/13 - 2/17/13
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Friday, February 15, 2013. Op/Ed: It’s Time to Reactivate Stanton Street Park Building. Op/Ed: It’s Time to Reactivate Stanton Street Park Building. The following article was written by Lower East Side resident K. Webster:. We recently lost a bottle redemption center nearby. This has had an immediate impact on those who live on the economic margins. The working poor rely on this supplemental income to stay in their homes. Could we share these buildings for recycling? We have you...
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Bowerygals: 3/11/12 - 3/18/12
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Thursday, March 15, 2012. Mula, a devout Muslim, came of age during the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. While battles were waged in the countryside, he taught children at the local madrasah (school). At 14, Mula was one of the few literate people in his village. Though gravely injured and far from home and family, what grieved Mula was seeing his elderly father weakened and disheartened. A local town business arranged for his health insurance. Two years and two American fam...
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Bowerygals: 6/3/12 - 6/10/12
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Living by the Clock of the World: Grace Lee Boggs’ Call for Visionary Organizing By: Matthew Birkhold Date Published: April 17, 2012. Wonderful read. Thank you. It makes me rethink the question: How much is "enough"? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. NY, NY, United States. View my complete profile. M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden. Open City: Blogging Urban Change. PS 130 Parents Association.
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Bowerygals: 5/13/12 - 5/20/12
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Bowerygals on the Bowery. Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The Bowery Poetry Club, etc. You want to read the poems again in the quiet, when nothing else is tugging at you. High Wide and Handsome clip). Or those brass players who suddenly appear on Rivington Street to make rowdy upbeat sounds together, just for the thrill of it. I’d like our arts institutions (not just those funded by hedge fund guys) – but our places -to be preserved and protected so that our culture – working artists’ cult...Links to this post.
