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Labor and the New Media
The coming of the Internet has had a profound impact on media coverage of working people and their unions. No, the mainstream media have not expanded their generally limited …
The Sky as It Falls
For the Afghan Peace Volunteers, living in a working class area of Kabulu2019s u201cKarte Sehu201d district, daily problem-solving requires a triage process.
Who Won the Mexican Election?
Charges of vote-buying and exceeding campaign spending limits notwithstanding, there are positive signs for Mexicou2019s nascent democracy.
Critics of Haitian President Imprisoned
An unrelenting sun beats down on the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince, and sweat pours off the three dozen men and handful of women who sing, dance, and wave home-made …
Will Downing Street Memo Recur on Iran?
A decade after the infamous u201cDowning Street Memou201d and its u201cfixedu201d intelligence for invading Iraq, the pressure is on again to make the case u2013 whatever the facts u2013 …
NRC Report on San Onofre: Close Enough for Government Work
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission released its report on recent failures at the San Onofre nuclear facility [PDF] on Thursday, stating that, as far as the government regulator was concerned, …
Raising the Minimum Wage Is Cheap and Easy
At the current rate of $7.25 an hour, a full-time, year-round worker would have gross pay of less than $15,000 a year.
Why the Buenos Aires Bombing Is a False Indicator on Burgas
Immediately after the terror bombing of a busload of Israeli youth in Burgas, Bulgaria, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a u201csenior U.S. officialu201d expressed certainty about Iranu2019s …
Henry A. Giroux: Colorado Shooting Is About More Than Gun Culture
Violence saturates our culture both domestically and in our approach to foreign policy.
A Student Debt Strike Force Takes Off
Can young people re-imagine the burden of debt as a a productive tool, rather than a means to profit?