This Land Is Their Land

June 18, 2008 in USA

CARL POPE
The Unbearable Arrogance of Oil huffingtonpost.com — Why is the Bush Administration looping back to its old, and often rejected, demand for more drilling, in the Arctic and off our beaches? Is this simply lame-duck autopilot? Who was the audience? It turns out to be a very small, very elite, and very attentive audience.

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CRAIG MCCORD
Empty Shelves, Empty Bellies huffingtonpost.com — A common myth states that “if you can get a job, you can make a living in America,” but the gap between a living wage and jobs that pay a living wage is ever-widening. Living below the poverty line places a massive strain on a household budget and little or no money makes it impossible to purchase adequate and nutritious food.

BARBARA EHRENREICH
This Land Is Their Land thenation.com — At a time when the super-rich are grabbing more than their share, if a place is truly beautiful, you probably can’t afford to live there.