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My Chipotle
“Borderline sweatshop conditions.” That's how a group of Chipotle Mexican Grill employees, including several managers, described their working conditions.
State and Local Pension Funds Face a Shortfall Equal to 0.3 Percent of GDP
Turning over the pension plan to insurance companies will almost certainly raise the fees collected by the financial industry.
30 Years Adrift on an Ocean of Reforms: Debate Centered on Crisis Rather Than Solutions
The National Commission on Excellence in Education clearly conveyed the ideal of a Learning Society by its
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“Don’t Warehouse Me in a Nursing Home“
By refusing to expand Medicaid, as so many other states across the country have done, Tennessee is being forced to make cuts that are affecting those with illnesses or …
First Fall Semester Debtors’ Assembly at SIUC: A Critique of the Student Debt Regime
Just a few decades ago, accumulating debt in and as a result of attending college was virtually unheard of.
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Latin America at a Climate Crossroads
World leaders gathered at the Climate Change Summit during the United Nations General Assembly September 23 will have a crucial opportunity to mobilize political will and advance solutions to …
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Existential Zombie
The average American cannot begin to imagine what life is like for the average Iraqi. Imagine if instead of three thousand dead, there were several million dead.
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The Multiple Benefits of Economic Localization
For young people entering the workforce, one of the most powerful steps to take is to join the emerging localization movement.
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Socialism and Workers’ Self-Directed Enterprises
Extreme and deepening inequalities have provoked millions to question and challenge capitalism.
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“They” Live; “They” Rule
In “They Rule: The 1% v. Democracy,” author Paul Street describes how John Carpenter prefigured our present moment when all conspires to make resistance seem futile and alternatives, non-existent, …