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The Guardian Royal Mail: the rhetoric of privatisationThe GuardianThose interested in the snakelike rhetoric of neoliberal political economy will have pricked up their ears recently when business minister Michael Fallon went on the Today programme to explain the imminent privatisation of the Royal Mail. He spoke, as … More: continued …

Hundreds of postcards given to Royal Mail in anti-sell off protestThis is CornwallA TRURO-based anti cuts alliance has strongly opposed the privatisation of Royal Mail claiming it will be an “economic disaster.” The Cornwall Anti-Cuts Alliance has delivered over 250 post cards, all opposing privatisation plans, to Truro's Royal Mail… …

Democrats see food stamps as a crucial part of the social safety net. If Republican budget hawks want to demonstrate that they really are a bunch of "mean-spirited" Scrooges, they couldn't pick a better target to cut. More: continued here

House Republicans OK deep reductions in food stampsLos Angeles TimesThe number of Americans receiving food stamps skyrocketed during the Great Recession, from about 26 million in 2007 to nearly 47 million in 2012, according to the Agriculture Department, which administers the program. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said … More: continued …

NPR (blog) House passes GOP plan for $39B cut in food stampsUSA TODAYThe House approved a Republican plan Thursday to cut food stamps by $39 billion during the next decade, setting up a showdown with Democrats over the program used by nearly 48 million low-income Americans. The House voted 217-210 …

eBay Enterprise Backs Mobile Commerce Firm Branding Brand in $9.5 Million …AllThingsDEBay Enterprise, the unit of eBay that builds technologies for retailers, has invested in Branding Brand, a Pittsburgh-based startup that optimizes mobile commerce websites and apps for a variety of different online and brick-and-mortar retailers. More: continued here

eBay Best Practices Part 1: Avoiding Misrepresented CoinsCoinWeekWhen it comes to buying coins online, there are few better resources than eBay. As the world's single largest numismatic marketplace, eBay's selection can't be rivaled. Whether you're looking for a nice Memorial cent to fill out your cardboard folder … More: continued …

Will the GOP's Plan to Cut Off Food Stamps Put People to Work?BusinessweekHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is seeking passage of a bill that would kick able-bodied Americans off food stamps. The legislation, which is slated to come up for a vote on the House floor Thursday, would reduce …

House votes to cut food stamps by $39 billionThe Hill (blog)The House approved legislation Thursday that would cut $39 billion in funds over the next decade for food stamp programs. Members approved H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act, in a close 217-210 vote. No Democrats voted for …

House prepares vote to cut $39 billion from food stamp programNBCNews.comBy Frank Thorp and Carrie Dann, NBC News. The House is expected to pass a Republican bill Thursday that would reduce spending for food stamps by $39 billion over 10 years, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. …