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Job Insecurity: It’s the Disease of the 21st Century, and It’s Killing Us
A massive, Xanax-fueled public health crisis driven by chronic employment worry is headed our way.
Texas GOP Declares: “No More Teaching of ‘Critical Thinking Skills’ in Texas Public Schools“
The Texas GOP's hidden curriculum against critical thinking and other educational threats to authoritarianism is now part of its official platform.
US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Unions, Shows Preference for Corporate “Rights“
The decision in Knox v. SEIU could have an impact on future election cycles.
Economy Adds 80,000 Jobs in June; Unemployment Steady at 8.2 Percent
Men have gotten all new jobs in retail over the last 2.5 years.
Bill Moyers | Messing With Texas Textbooks
In 2010, the Texas State Board of Education approved over 100 amendments to the social studies and economics curriculum standards.
Robert Scheer | Crime of the Century
Forget Bernie Madoff and Enronu2019s Ken Layu2014they were mere amateurs in financial crime.
Why Europe’s Laws on Vacations Are Better (and How Badly Americans Get Screwed)
We work ourselves to death, while people in other countries take holidays, get family leave and have paid sick time during vacations.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster “Man-Made” Reports Japanese Panel
There was loss of external power, loss of coolant, containment breach, and release of radiation after the quake, but before the tsunami hit the plant.
Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Other ALECs in Plan to Save Itself
Most Americans are now convinced that climate change is real because dramatic evidence keep piling up - searing heat waves, multiyear droughts, record-setting wildfires, unprecedented tornadoes and Biblical floods.
The Military Solution: The Lessons Washington Can’t Draw From the Failure of the Military Option
Americans may feel more distant from war than at any time since World War II began.