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Chicago Teachers File Federal Lawsuit Charging CPS with Racial Discrimination
A federal lawsuit is being filed by a Chicago Teacher's Union in response to the termination of 347 tenured teachers, over half of which were African American.
2012: Here’s What REALLY Happened Over The Past Year
Lee Camp's Year in Review segment has it all - including a lot of stories the mainstream media wants you to forget about.
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Unemployment Unchanged at 7.8 Percent, Economy Adds 155,000 Jobs
This pace of job growth is consistent with a declining unemployment rate, but will not return us to full employment until the next decade.
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Our Clown-Around Congress
Washington, DC — To say that Congress looked like a clown show this week is an insult to self-respecting clowns. Painful though it may be, let's review what just …
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Our Deficit Debate’s “Sick Secret” Is Killing Us … Literally
Debt is America's illness, and worse than the disease, is our leader's refusal to even admit that we are suffering.
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Dear Longshoreman – Strike as a Verb, Hostess in Hindsight
A reflection on the trails endured and the lessons learned from the Hostess strike.
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Suicides Outnumber Battle Deaths in the Armed Services
This is a public health crisis and an epidemic; veterans alone account for 20 percent of US suicides.
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Political Football Over Disaster Relief: Another Argument for Public Banking
Disaster victims are now being expected to shoulder relief expenses that used to be shared publicly.
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Noam Chomsky: The Gravest Threat to World Peace
The ‘Iranian threat’ is overwhelmingly a Western obsession, shared by Arab dictators, though not Arab populations.
In the Coal Fields, a Novel Way to Get Rid of Pensions Is Born
If you are an individual struggling with debt, your options are limited. But if you are a coal company, you may be able to take advantage of a creative …