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The plastic bag industry and their supporters have increasingly used poor people as their last line of defense. When the poor aren’t being blamed for all of our society’s problem – such as budget deficits, crime, litter – they are being used as the poster child to block needed reforms.
In early February 1976, a newsletter was printed on yellow paper, stapled and sent out. The design was utilitarian. The writing was straightforward. The name across the top was ‘City Limits.’
Yes, the fate of the U.S. could rest on the outcome in the Hawkeye State Monday night. But the fight for control of the New York State Senate and the future of Mayor de Blasio’s housing plans will also be shaped by events this week.
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