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Cut-Throat Capitalism: Welcome to the Gig Economy
Turns out that life with no health benefits, vacation pay or retirement plan is not a rosy picture.
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Newark Rejects $100 Million School Scam
Charter schools have been foisted upon black and brown children across the country, and in the process fired thousands of black teachers, closed schools, and stolen resources from public …
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The World Health Organization in Thrall to the Nuclearists
The International Atomic Energy Agency, whose mandate is the promotion of everything nuclear, has - for the last 55 years - prevented the WHO from carrying out its public …
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Ruben Salazar and the Filmmaker in the Middle
The new documentary ‘Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle’ fails to address the questions raised about a possible assassination of the Chicano journalist in 1970 - or to assuage …
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The Stiglitz Code: How Taxing Capital Can Counter Inequality
The American economy is at a crossroads. One of the questions that will determine which path we take is whether and how the government can use taxes to meet …
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Premature US Victory-Dancing on Ukraine
Washington's role in the coup in Kiev on Feb. 22 has brought the US a Pyrrhic victory, with the West claiming control of Ukraine albeit with a shaky grip …
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Samsung’s Broken Apology App
Once in a while, corporate chieftains actually step forward to apologize for the abuse they inflict on workers, consumers, communities, and the environment.
The Garfield High School Assessment Committee VS the Testocracy: We Know How to Run the Schools Better Than Billionaires
A teacher pushes against standradized testing.
Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement
A conference in Jackson drew about 500 participants, with the goal “to educate and mobilize the people of Jackson to meet the economic and sustainability needs of their community.”
Stealing Our Sympathy
There is a growing sense among the public that life on our planet is being threatened by our careless misuse of its resources.