ICYMI: It’s still legal in 34 states.  Tell Congress to pass the bipartisan Employee Non-Discrimination Act.  Read more about it HERE. Map via Upworthy

African American and Hispanic communities continue to face significant disparities in the slow US economic recovery.

(Source: The new home sales annual rate was 411K in Feb. 2013, an increase from Feb. 2012 but still well below historical avg. http)

Students in the near future will face financial hurdles that may also effect the housing market and economy.  Cartoon by Mike Peters, the Cartoonist Group

FYI: It’s legal in 34 states to be fired for being gay. via Upworthy

Gasoline averaged $3.63 per gallon in 2012—a dime per gallon more than the previous record set in 2011. More info: http://ampr.gs/Ya8Sz2

FACT: President Obama has signed $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction into law since FY 2011. This is where it came from. 

ICYMI: Job growth is too fragile for more austerity. 

FYI: Tax increases in the fiscal cliff deal aren’t anything to write home about. 

FYI: Extending emergency unemployment insurance will prevent 2 million Americans from losing benefits in January.

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FACT: U.S. infrastructure spending is now more than $129 billion per year short of required levels.

Cartoon by Nick Anderson, the Cartoonist Group