Tuesday's Daily Brief

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Vermont Towns Battle Historic Floods From Irene As Death Toll Tops 40 WORLD Libyan Rebels Demand Algeria To Extradite Gaddafi Family WORLD WikiLeaks Accidentally Released Thousands Of Dangerous Cables POLITICS Obama's Jobs Plan Faces High Hurdles RELIGION Warren Jeffs In A Coma, Source Tells ABC PARENTS Hurricane Irene Babies: Dozens Born During Storm, But None Named Irene BLOG POSTS Dean Baker: Do Liberals Have to Be Losers? There is nothing efficient about the policies that conservatives have used to restructure the economy over the last three decades. Progressives can design policies that are every bit as efficient that lead to greater equality in the distribution of before tax income. Joe Sestak: Where's the Plan for Defense Spending? Secretary Panetta's role is to be accountable only to the young men and women who serve us, not to the defense complex. Keli Goff: What My Hurricane Irene Evacuation Taught Me About Poverty Most of us know that there are countless downsides to being poor, but as far as the day-to-day reality of what that actually means for people living in poverty, many of us are vague on the details and prefer to remain that way. Nathan Newman: Why Is the DOJ Sealing Evidence of Criminal Activity by CEOs? While it's good that the DOJ investigated Google's illegal activity, the disturbing aspect of the agreement is that the evidence of Larry Page's direct knowledge of criminal activity was sealed from the public. Erich Straub: Undocumented Labor is the Dairyland's Bread and Butter Rural America simply does not have the native-born workforce it needs to produce America's food. With no visas available and a shortage of local labor, the result is an industry that has become deeply dependent on undocumented workers.

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