Truthout
Op-Ed
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Philippine Loss From Typhoon Haiyan Colossal
On Friday, November 8, Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the island of Samar, on the eastern central part of the archipelago, completely destroying many towns and villages on the sea …
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The Time Has Come for $15 Minimum Wage
If it wasn't for such laws as the minimum wage, bosses would reduce workers' wages and benefits to near zero.
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Paul Krugman | Who’s Afraid of China?
Paul Krugman: The Chinese wouldn't hurt us if they dumped our bonds; in fact, it would probably be good for the United States.
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Work Should Adapt to Mothers: Human Shapes Don’t Fit Inhuman Holes
Why are working mothers scrambling to figure out how to bend ourselves into the right shape to fit into a business culture that is inherently flawed?
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Ladydrawers – Zoned: The Mysterious “Foreign” Outposts Inside the USA
The latest installment of our yearlong look at international gender and labor issues looks at the wacky world of Foreign-Trade Zones and the labor problems they foster.
The Truth About Climate Change
In what will come as a surprise to almost no one, 2012 was another record year for the volume of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to the World …
Veterans’ Day, 2013: To My Comrades in Arms, Past and Present
I was decorated enough times to have made a difference in an Air Force career should I have stayed active. But unfortunately, my u201cwaru201d experiences only gave me a …
French Students Protest to Support Undocumented Families
We marched for an hour and a half, taking up all lanes of a huge boulevard while hundreds of cops in riot gear followed behind, receiving occasional middle finger …
The Age of Agency: Seventeen Years…..Starting Now
A looming problem becomes urgent before it becomes inevitable. That line, not so thin after all, is where we still stand now.
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The Super Rich Reinvent US Capitalism
Democrats and Republicans alike insist that the U.S. is broke, all the while conveniently ignoring the mountains of tax-free wealth piling up in the pockets of the super rich.