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All Out May 18-20 in Support of Chicago Teachers Union!
The September 2012 strike of 26,000-plus Chicago teachers — organized by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) — was undeniably one of the most significant labor struggles in decades. What …
The Worst Crimes in UK history
In a time of peace, the West is permanently at war. Massive standing armies are continuously fed their natural fare. And, incredibly, the myth of the UK being a …
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Sometimes They Should See You Perspire
"I say they should keep the Confederate soldiers there and I'm from the North."I'd heard Susie (not her real name) say she was from Pennsylvania and she gave her …
Shadow Cabinet Report Recommends Four Steps Toward Ending the Marijuana Quagmire Obama Can Take Without Congressional Action
Today, the Green Shadow Cabinet sent President Obama and others in the administration a report that recommends the federal government respect democracy and federalism by allowing implementation of laws …
Governance as Sadomasochism: Obama from the IRS to the Associated Press
What's extraordinary about the brewing controversy over the Internal Revenue Service's review of Tea Party groups' application for tax-free status is that the Obama administration enjoys the flagellation, the …
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Hit and Stay
The CIA has been so busy consulting on Zero Dark Thirty, not to mention funding Hamid Karzai, bribing Russians, lying about weapons, and conducting humanitarian drone murders, that it …
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Rough Sailing Ahead for Health Care Reform, But It’s Not Our Only Option
Affordable healthcare teeters on the edge as Republicans battle against it and Democrats fail to promote it.
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New Path to Citizenship Looks More Like an Obstacle Course
Despite hopeful protests demanding citizenship for undocumented workers, new legislation would make the path to citizenship more complicated.
The Collapse of Journalism, and the Journalism of Collapse
The 21st century has been characterized by bad news that keeps getting worse and worse.
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Boston Suspect’s Writing on the Wall
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly scrawled on the inside of a boat that he did what he did to avenge innocent Muslims killed by U.S. wars in …