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Declining Union Membership and Attacks on Workers: Pages from the Neoliberal Playbook
Last week, the U.S. Labor Department reported that the percentage of U.S. workers who were union members in 2012 had fallen to a 97-year low of 11.3 percent of …
When Truth Tried to Stop War
The year 2013 is the one-decade anniversary of the U.S. political/media systemu2019s failure to stop a criminal President from launching a war of aggression on Iraq. It was a …
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Chris Hedges: Breaking the Chains of Debt Peonage
Chris Hedges: It is time to halt the sacrifice of the working poor.
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Twenty-Five Cablevision Union Members Fired During Confrontation with Management
A Wednesday encounter between workers and management ended in 25 firings.
Schools Can’t Do It Alone: Why “Doubly Disadvantaged” Kids Continue to Struggle Academically
A report on childhood poverty proves once again that no single measure can cure poverty's ills.
Tax Games and Redistributing Income Upward
Dean Baker on some of the latest regressive tax proposals.
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Republican Energy Plan Calls for More Drilling, Nothing to Rein in Greenhouse Gases
New legislation from Republicans celebrates freedom of choice by restricting any laws that regulate green house emissions linked to global warming.
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Noam Chomsky: The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful
David Barsamian interviews Noam Chomsky.
The Legacy of Chattel Slavery: Private Prisons Blur the Line Between Real People and Real Estate With New IRS Property Gambit
Private prisons maximize profits with a racial twist.
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FCC Poised to Open the Door for Unbridled Expansion of Media Empires
Even if media conglomerates in America don't engage in illegal activities, they still wield immense power.