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Efforts to Deliver “Kill Shot” to Paid Sick Leave Tied to ALEC
Advocates have helped pass paid sick days laws in cities like San Francisco, Washington DC, Seattle and Portland, but big business has been pushing back.
Making Disaster Pay: From the San Francisco Earthquake to Superstorm Sandy, How Capitalism Stacks the Deck on Disaster
“One man’s disaster was another’s main chance,” writes Fraser as he discusses America's sordid history with distaster capitalism.
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Do North Korea’s Threats Mask Power Struggle Behind the Scenes?
Little is still known about Kim Jong Un.
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A 50-State Analysis of Gun Violence and Its Link to Weak State Gun Laws
A new report finds a clear link between high levels of gun violence and weak state gun laws.
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“Liberals”: Partisan or Principled?
After criticizing Bush's militarism, many “liberals” fail to denounce Obama's targeted killing program.
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Judicial Amendments and the Attack on Worker Rights
There's almost no part of the National Labor Relations Act that hasn't been weakened by amendments.
Can Capitalism Tolerate a Democratic Internet? An Interview With Media Expert Robert McChesney
Anne Elizabeth Moore speaks with McChesney about the future of the Internet, capitalism and Truthout.
An Interview With the Widow of Tunisia’s Slain Popular Leader
Assassinations do, as we have seen on many continents in many eras, change history. For those left behind the slain, some have responded by trying to carry out the …
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The Game With North Korea: Nuclear Roulette Has No Winners
So-called nuclear deterrence is a risky game in which the losers could be the global community at large.
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Atlanta’s Standardized Test Cheating Scandal Runs Through White House
Bill Ayers: Standardized testing incentivizes cheating and is a worthless proxy for learning.