"A Declaration of War on the Poor": Cornel West and Tavis Smiley on the Debt Ceiling Agreement
(Multimedia) The veteran broadcaster Tavis Smiley, and the author and Princeton University Professor Cornel West, are in the midst of a 15 city, cross-country trek they have dubbed, "The Poverty Tour: A Call to Conscience." The tour comes on the heels of last week's deficit agreement, which has been widely criticized for excluding a tax hike on the wealthy as well as any measures to tackle high unemployment. “Any legislation that doesn’t extend unemployment ... Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
I have to agree with this interview as the rich and both far right parties are still on the band wagon with their very un-official motto being; Make the poor poorer and the rich richer! If the Tea and republican [aka Party of NO] parties get their way I'd bet UnEmployement extentions would stop, as well as Medicaid, oh dare I forget to mention huge cuts in Doctors pay and many cuts to those on Social Security and/or those who gave everything and are now disabled our Military men & women. Ahhh speaking of the Military ar3e we going to have one that can be effective? Will it be able to honor Treaties, I'd bet not thus another default. Next we will be held on charges at the UN and The World Court.