Stay Informed!

By Sean Luechtefeld on 07/12/2011 @ 01:30 PM

Tags: Recommended Reading

In case you missed it, here’s your recap of last week’s top posts from in and around the assets & opportunity blogosphere.

Igniting Change for Women?
The folks at the Ms. Foundation for Women make a good point about President Obama’s Twitter Town Hall last week – not a single question was answered about the economic issues facing women. Especially in light of the recent Supreme Court decision surrounding Walmart and new research finding that men gained 900,000 jobs while women lost 100,000 jobs in the last two years, this seems like more than a simple oversight. Read more here.

Reverting Back to 1960
MSNBC reports in an article on their website on Sunday that the current recession has virtually undone all of the economic progress black Americans had achieved in the past 50 years. Following the story of a woman in Baltimore, the article does a good job of showing how this recession has been especially troubling for communities of color. Check it out here.

Keeping with Today’s Theme…Depressing
Even though I’d like to end on a high note, all the interwebs are abuzz with news of last week’s depressing jobs report. Charles McMillion at the Campaign for America’s Future shares a thoughtful, if not bleak, commentary on the report, which you should read here.

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