Left Side of the Aisle #51

Left Side of the Aisle for April 5-11, 2012

JOBS Act and the economy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-hytry-derrington/jobs-act-winners-losers_b_1378320.html
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2012/03/12/JOBS-Bill-Opens-Door-to-Growth-and%20Scam-Artists.aspx#page1
http://www.aesinternational.com/rossnaylor/general/7-ways-to-spot-a-boiler-room-scam/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/03/23/potential-and-obvious-scams/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/03/14/jobs-act-will-open-door-to-investment-scams/
http://www.advisorone.com/2012/03/13/jobs-bill-under-fire-by-sec-nasaa-consumer-advocat
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-johnson/fiscal-affairs-a-colossal_b_1362060.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/08/nancy-pelosi-mocks-house-gop-jobs-bill_n_1332340.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-sb-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D141980
http://neweconomicperspectives.org/2012/03/the-jobs-act-is-so-criminogenic-that-it-guarantees-full-time-jobs-for-criminologists.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_Crisis
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/afford-food-hunger_n_1308020.html#s480207&title=Child_Poverty
http://frac.org/pdf/food_hardship_2011_report.pdf
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/Landscape2012.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/financial_burden_of_medical_care_032012.pdf
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/07/148171728/1-in-3-americans-is-having-a-hard-time-paying-medical-bills
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/03/us-usa-economy-jobs-idUSBRE83212A20120403
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/01/18/how-to-ace-the-worlds-toughest-interview-question/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/jobs-report-january-2012_n_1252774.html
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/no_middle_class_jobs_RmqavDfHtJhN93xEsicsiP
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-04/romney-s-very-poor-at-highest-in-35-years-as-safety-gaps-grow.html
http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/04/03/obama-to-attack-ryan-budget-today/
http://crooksandliars.com/blue-texan/president-obama-paul-ryans-budget-radic
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/house-passes-ryan-budget-again-despite-unanimous-democratic-opposition/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/house-approves-ryan-budget-plan-to-cut-spending-taxes/2012/03/29/gIQAdUXQjS_blog.html

Military spending and the budget
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations
http://milexdata.sipri.org/
http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending
http://fcnl.org/issues/budget/the_latest_on_the_budget/
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/questioning-generals.html
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-defense-cuts-20120403,0,165492.story
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/31/leon-panetta-budget-cuts_n_1393570.html
http://defense.aol.com/2012/03/29/sequestration-would-break-lcs-kc-46-contracts-kendall-pledge/
http://useconomy.about.com/od/usfederalbudget/p/military_budget.htm
http://www.sipri.org/
http://fcnl.org/issues/budget/practical_options_to_save_billions_in_the_military_budget/
http://fcnl.org/issues/checkbook/a_new_deal_for_military_contractors/
http://www.thenation.com/article/159431/taking-aim-pentagon-budget?page=full

Trayvon Martin: racist reactions
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/anniversaries/desegblurb.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2008/07/mil-080723-afps09.htm
http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/03/defense-depts-clean-energy-programs-questioned-by-house.php
http://nicholasstixuncensored.blogspot.com/2012/03/another-honor-student-trayvon-martin.html
http://www.wagist.com/2012/dan-linehan/was-trayvon-martin-a-drug-dealer
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/bloggers-cherry-pick-from-social-media-to-cast-trayvon-martin-as-a-menace/
http://www.wdsu.com/r/30774655/detail.html
http://loop21.com/life/nopd-officer-resigns-trayvon-martin-thug-deserved-to-die

Outrage of the Week: strip searches and security theater
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/04/strip_searches.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/supreme-court-strip-search-jail-inmates-anthony-kennedy_n_1369532.html