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The Missing Living Wage Agenda
There is a 30-year backlog of policies to fix the extreme maldistribution of wages and opportunity in the labor market.
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Party of Entitled Rich Threatens Economy
Eighty CEOs have ponied up $37 million to make sure the so-called fiscal cliff problem is resolved their way.
The Fight for Corn
Corn is under imperialistic attack in its place of origin, primarily at the hands of NAFTA.
Lessons for Building a Co-Operative Movement
Author John Curl talks about the surprisingly long history of co-operatives here in the US, and what his history has to tell us about building a 21st century movement …
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Occupy Sandy Serves 10,000 Thanksgiving Meals
Shelters bustled with volunteers serving holiday dinners as the arduous recovery continues.
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10 Steps to Repair American Democracy
America is standing at a fork in the road, staring into the distance of an unknown landscape. Allow me to present two possible alternatives, a tale of two potential …
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“Small Business Saturday” Aims to Boost Shop-Local Movement
Squeezed between the Black Friday mall frenzy and Cyber Monday's online shopping kickoff, it's a chance for the small retailer to shine.
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Walkouts, Protests Hit Walmart Nationwide on Biggest Shopping Day of the Year
The importance of the protest is not only in the arguably modest number of protesters, but also in the opponent.
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Reflecting on My Visits to Families in Exhausted Iraq
‘We are helpless and hopeless, but we are adapting,’ a doctor told a volunteer traveling in Baghdad this month.
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How Renewable Energy Is Rescuing Schools from Budget Cuts
Educators across the country are finding millions of dollars in savings through cheap and simple forms of renewable energy.