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Vice President Joe Biden addresses the 2012 NAACP Convention in Houston, TX.     Video Source: NAACP on YouTube Featured Image Source: The Daily Beast

On June 21, 2012, Texas A&M University announced a plan to privatize a range of campus services that are currently performed by university employees. Included in the privatization plan are dining, landscaping, building maintenance and cleaning services. According to the Texas Tribune Data Library, 1270 workers were employed in the affected departments as of fiscal year 2011. To date, Texas A&M has not released the exact number of jobs that…

Obama for America     Video Source: Barack Obama on YouTube Featured Image Source: Romanticpoet’s Weblog

Mitt Romney got mad flow, son!     Video Source: Hugh Atkin on YouTube Featured Image Source: The Telegraph

Mr. Holt: I am a life-long supporter of the San Antonio Spurs and have been a frequent attender of Spurs games at each the AT&T Center, the Alamodome, and Hemisfair Arena. One way or another, I try desperately to never miss a game. I have been in attendance at many wonderful moments in Spurs history, but I experience the vast majority of the team’s games through the organization’s media outlets…

As of February 2012, TSEU has collected over 2,000 signatures for the FUND OUR FUTURE petition drive. We are circulating these petitions on the campuses of all of our public institutions to demonstrate that employees, students, parents, alumni, and citizens are serious about Texas fulfilling its obligation to provide quality, affordable public higher education. These petitions will be delivered to candidates and legislators during the 2012 general election cycle. At…

“These companies are worth more than just the cars they build. They’re a symbol of American innovation; the source of our manufacturing might. And if that’s not worth fighting for, what’s worth fighting for?” — President Obama on 2/28/12 at United Auto Workers conference on why he refused to give up on the American auto industry.     Video Source: The Obama White House on YouTube Featured Image Source: UAW…

A new program called STAR+PLUS that will privatize Medicaid services in the Valley is scheduled to launch on March 1st, 2012. The STAR+PLUS program creates a privately operated managed care system to provide health care and home health services to elderly and disabled Texans. STAR+PLUS is intended to replace state-operated services of the long term services and supports (LTSS) and community based alternatives (CBA) programs. These programs, generally known as…

President Obama singing Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at a fundraising event in New York.     Video Source: Associated Press on YouTube Featured Image Source: Rolling Stone

The Definitely Not Coordinating with Stephen Colbert Super Pac is Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow!     Video Source: whatyoumustknow on YouTube Featured Image Source: Random Nerds

“Occupy Oakland attempts to reflect the processes, politics, and debates which are occurring in Oakland and the broader Occupy Wall Street movement.”           #OccupyOakland   Powered by Occupy Oakland   First Video Source: zsazsainc on YouTube Second Video Source: Democracy Now! on YouTuvbe Third Video Source: Matt Kresling on YouTuvbe Featured Image Source: KQED Public Media for Northern CA

We are the 12 percent. We are union. We built the American middle class. We stand side by side with the rest of the 99 percent in occupation of the streets. We ask that the rest of the 99 percent stand side by side with us in occupation of the workplace. The spirit driving the Occupy Wall Street movement has been alive in the United States for over 150 years….