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The Trashing of the People’s Library
One of the clearest indicators of a fascist mentality is its contempt for oppositional ideas. The Nazis staged mass book burnings, and some U.S. religious zealots followed in their …
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The 5 Most Toxic Energy Companies and How They Control Our Politics
Four days after the April 5, 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, the 300 family members keeping vigil finally learned that the last of …
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Redefining the Union Boss
Not long ago, truckers pulled off highways across America and tuned in to someone whose CB handle was “Troublemaker.” “I’m barely hanging on,” one driver lamented. His …
This Is Not What Containment Looks Like
“To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, and for other purposes,” begins HR1905, the …
Union Organizers Still Fired With Impunity
Los Angeles, California - When a private employer, like the Los Angeles Film School (LAFS), decides to fight the efforts of its workers to form a union, there is …
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Lessons of Ohio
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has drawn some important lessons from last week's election in Ohio that repealed a state law severely limiting the collective bargaining rights of public employees. …
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A Retro-Rocketship to the Future: Corporate Education Reform Blasts Off in Silicon Valley
Rocketship is blasting off in Silicon Valley, with great fanfare – and no, it’s not a new tech start up, propelled by the genius of another 22-year old wunderkind …
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You Are Where You Live
“You must leave your home and go forth from your country. The children of Buddha all practice this way.” — The thirty-seven Bodhisattva Practices My friend and …
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The People’s Surveillance State
Police pepper spray students at a UC Davis demonstration on Friday, November 18. (Screengrab: OperationLeakS - Click here for video) In the aftermath of September 11, there …
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Corporations Pushing Bill to Take Away Overtime from Computer and Web Workers
Apparently unsatisfied by the enormous profits they’ve made while average Americans suffer in a difficult economy, corporations are pushing Congress to enact a new law that would exempt a …