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Protecting Classrooms From Corporate Takeover: What Families Can Learn From Teachers’ Unions
Teachers are fighting the privatization wave by connecting with families right where they live.
Fighting for a Legitimate Democracy, By and For the People
As more people awaken to the reality of the depth of corruption in our government and economy, and the mirage of US democracy, the movement will grow and the …
Why Passengers Cheered a Vermont Bus Strike
The Vermont bus driver's strike succeeded through a powerful combination of workers organizing on the job and organized community solidarity.
Wall Street Greed: Not Too Big for a California Jury
Sixteen of the world's largest banks have been caught colluding to rig global interest rates. Why are we doing business with a corrupt global banking cartel?
From the War on Poverty to the War on the Poor
Few mainstream commentators argue that the War on Poverty did not go far enough, or that the economic devastation of inner cities and the industrial heartland have structural economic …
Autism Nation: America’s Chemical Brain Drain
Americans are exposed to over 83,000 industrial chemicals as part of modern civilization. Virtually all pregnant women are walking chemical repositories.
A Walkout at UPS and Labor’s Old School Future
The successful February fight at UPS in Queens by Teamsters Local 807 shows that worker solidarity and innovative online tactics to win public support can be used to enhance …
Out-of-Control Transit Costs in Boston or Attack on Public Services?
ALEC affiliate Pioneer Institute is targeting both Massachusetts Sen. Marc Pacheco and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.
Big Data’s Big Image Problem
This week the White House completes its big data policy review. Improving public perception of “big data” requires more than another report: Organizations need to improve transparency, be more …
Wolves of Wall Street: Financialization and American Inequality
It's no secret by now that the recent spike in American inequality is driven in large part by “financialization,” the growing scale of the financial sector relative to the …