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Busting the Union Busters
This is not a very happy Labor Day for labor, considering the continued heavy attacks on public-employee unions, which have become the vanguard of organized labor. More than one-third …
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Postal Service Is Nearing Default as Losses Mount
The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is …
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The Rich Are Raking It in, So Where Are the Jobs?
Ah, Labor Day, the holiday when we honor Organized Labor. You know, unions and stuff like that. Yes, there'll be picnics and speeches detailing the enormous contribution unions make …
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Eric Cantor – Mean, Ornery and Just Plain Wrong
For Manhattan at least, last week was the weather week that wasn't. But the minor earthquake and weakened Hurricane Irene served as reminders of the caprice of nature and …
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Michigan Locals Fight for Democracy
If Rick Snyder ever comes to help you, run away as fast and as far as you can. Snyder is the right-wing, corporation-hugging governor of Michigan. The …
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Four Ways Government Policy Favors the Rich and Keeps the Rest of Us Poor
The rich really are different from you and me. There’s the obvious, of course: They have a whole hell of a lot more money. But just as important, they …
Stoking Fire: Mountaintop Coal Mining Leads to Birth Defects, Respiratory Illness and Other Health Problems
When Madison Minton was six months old, her parents noticed that her breathing was frequently labored. Now in second grade, the child is on eight medications for asthma and …
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Protesters in Israel Take to the Streets Over Rising Prices
Jerusalem - Demonstrators filled the streets of Israel's largest cities Saturday night to protest the country's high cost of living, winding down a summer-long movement that has fizzled in …
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California DREAM Act Now On Its Way to Gov. Brown’s Desk
Demonstrators march in support of the California DREAM Act on May 1, 2009. (Photo: Faultybox) The California state Assembly voted Friday to send Gov. Jerry Brown a …
Earthquakes, Hurricanes Highlight Serious Regulation Flaws
Constellation Energy Group's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant near Lusby, Maryland. While 20 US nuclear power plants reduced output in anticipation of potential accidents caused by Hurricane Irene, Calvert …