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Women on the Frontlines in Bahrain
The Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain erupted on February 14 when protesters gathered at the “roundabout,” or Pearl Square, in the capital city of Manama. A country of …
The Real News on Jobs
Roman Landa, a former mortgage broker, in Glenview, Ill., May 25, 2010. Landa suspended his job search in frustration early this winter after applying for nearly 700 positions in …
If It Sounds Too Good … What You Need to Know, but Don’t, About Privatizing Infrastructure (2)
Remember the old joke about some sharpie who takes innocents by "selling" them the Brooklyn Bridge? By the time the poor guy finds out he was taken, the crook …
Philadelphia: The Next Big Target for the Right-Wing Assault on Public Employees and Unions
Charlene Scott cheered and chanted with the hundreds thronging Philadelphia’s Love Park during Saturday's protest against conservative Republican onslaughts seeking to slaughter what remains of the living-standard comforts enjoyed …
Are House GOP Freshmen Seriously Interested in Cutting the Defense Budget?
There is no shortage of headlines with a variation on a theme such as: “Tea Party Declares War on Military Spending,” “Tea Partiers Say Defense In Mix For Budget …
Unemployment Edges Lower as Job Growth Returns
The number of workers unemployed less than 5 weeks is fewer than at any point in the 90s. The unemployment rate edged down to 8.9 percent in …
Julian Assange: At the Forefront of Twenty-First Century Journalism (2)
If there were ever a doubt about whether the editor in chief of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is a journalist, recent events erase all those doubts and put him at …
To Solve State Budget Woes, Chop From the Top (2)
If there is a silver lining in California Gov. Jerry Brown's latest budget proposal, it is the recognition that we cannot realign state services down to county and local …
Why the Towery File Matters: Illegal Surveillance in Washington State
Here, in the Pacific Northwest, the latest in a long line of First Amendment abuses by local police has fanned concerns about government spying. Domestic surveillance of peaceful activism …
GOP Campaign Against Birth Control Officially Too Crazy for Scaife
We all have our limits. The GOP's crusade against Planned Parenthood is officially too crazy for right-wing philanthropist and media baron Richard Mellon Scaife. In a recent …