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Public Utility, Private Profit: Privatization of Water Is as Benign as Lucifer
Picture taken in Sénégal, Western Africa. A tap locked in order to limit the usage of water. (Photo: nitot) San Rafael, California — There hasn’t been much …
Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Vogtle Reactor Approval Should Blow Lid Off Nuclear Finance Scam
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Thursday vote to approve the combined construction and operating license application (COLA) for Southern Company’s Plant Vogtle cleared the way for adding two AP1000 nuclear …
What $100 Million Could Do for Out of Work, Underpaid Teachers
News came out today that President Obama is announcing a new plan to spend $100 million on training 100,000 new teachers over the next decade. Responding to a call …
House Puts Transportation in Partisan Crossfire
The U.S. House transportation bill released last week by Rep. John Mica contained a number of provisions that immediately alarmed transit and smart growth advocates and their Democratic supporters …
The People’s Media: Preventing Corporate Takeover of the Internet
NYTM Stop SOPA Rally, January 18, 2012. (Photo: mobius1ski) AT&T spared no expense in 2011 when it sought government approval of its $39 billion deal to acquire …
“Good for Wall Street – Bad for Students”: SEIU Hosts Webinar on Predatory, Proprietary Colleges and Universities
(Photo: Will Folsom) A cursory investigation of the for-profit higher education industry reveals striking parallels between the economics of the for-profit colleges and universities and the Wall …
Lobbyist Poses as Mechanic in Anti-Union Super Bowl Ad
America just got rickrolled. There we were last week, innocently partaking in the annual testosterone-fest that is the Super Bowl, when we were treated to an ad …
TUSD Flagrantly Violates Constitution and International Human Rights Treaties
The above quote best contextualizes the battle in Tucson. Mexican American Studies, also known as Chicano/a Studies or Raza Studies, in effect, is the study of peoples who trace …
Under New Law, France Would No Longer Be Sexual Playground of Men Like Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Photo: Paul Taggart / The New York Times) Dominique Strauss-Kahn's (DSK) marauding sexual behavior has passed out of the news cycle. However, in the aftermath …
Rocky Recovery for Women
Three years ago, when President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, he said: “It is fitting that with the very first bill …