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Weekly Update: Unity Increases our Effectiveness
Once again the corporate mass media got the story wrong. The headlines across the country were that occupiers in New York came from households with incomes of over $100,000. …
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Americans Buy Assault Weapons Because They Don’t Trust Americans Who Own Assault Weapons
"There are a lot of crazy bastards out there with Ar-15s. I'll be ready if they come after me."……..My Neighbor, Your Neighbor, and Your Neighbor's Neighbor The …
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.