We went back to Labor Day last year to find this article; funny that another year’s gone by and the “distressing and depressing articles” remain what they were then. What a difference a year does not make and that old news is today’s news?

“Labor Day is an American federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 3 in 2012) that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers. Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It also symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans, and is celebrated with parties, parades and athletic events. (SOURCE: wikipedia)

“The White House keeps hinting that the President will once again propose cuts to Medicare and Social Security – either when he presents his jobs proposal next week, or shortly afterwards.” Read the article with this frightening quote here.

“Since this Depression began at the end of 2007, America’s potential labor force – working-age people who want jobs – has grown by over 7 million, but since then the number of Americans with jobs has shrunk by more than 300,000.” Read the Robert Reich article with this depression quote here.

“With four times as many oil rigs pumping domestic oil today than eight years ago and declining domestic demand, the United States is awash in oil. In fact, the U.S. exports more oil than it imports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration – and has done so for nearly two decades. The only reason U.S. citizens may be forced to endure a risky, Canadian-owned oil pipeline called Keystone XL is so oil companies with billion-dollar profits can get the dirty oil from Canada’s tar sands down to the Gulf of Mexico to export to Europe, Latin America or Asia.” Read the article with these sentences for another instance of “corporatocratic governing” here.