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Op-Ed
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For 20-Somethings, the No-Limits, No-Pay Job
Parents and recent college grads should worry as 20-somethings continue to take abuse and wage theft in the work place.
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Why Chavez Chose Social Safety Net Over Skyscrapers
The late Venezuelan president believed people needed and deserved a comfortable baseline from which to survive and prosper, and he put that ahead of capitalist shows of his …
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An Addition to the Climate Movement-Civil Disobedience Toolkit
Local lawmaking efforts like those activists pushed through in Pittsburgh should be taken up on a much larger scale.
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Hugo Chávez & the Middle East: Which Side Was He On?
Most of the postmortem commentary on Hugo Chávez has focused on his domestic legacy in Venezuela, his wider regional legacy within Latin America, and what we might call his …
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One of First Iraq Veterans to Publicly Oppose War Will Die for Our Sins
u201cI had been toying with the idea of suicide for a long time,
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Race and Face: Of Deception and Repetition
Contemporary examples of cultural exclusion represent larger patterns that reinforce racism.
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Democrats and Labor: A Tale of Abuse
The Democratic Partyu2019s participation in the recent national u201csequesteru201d cuts is yet another big dent in their love affair with organized labor.
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A Thought for Women’s History Month: Anna Julia Cooper
Dr. Cooper gave so much more than was invested in her, as was the case of so many black women before her and many others who succeeded her.
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Lockheed Martin’s Herculean Efforts to Profit From Defense Spending
When it comes to military contracting like this, it doesn't matter which party occupies the White House.
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Chavez’s Triumph
Some ask: is it really wise to make an entire country, an entire revolution dependent, and reliant on one single man?