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Labor’s David vs. GOP Goliath
Organized labor is doing exactly what it must do to combat the onslaught against unions being waged by Republican politicians nationwide, throwing lots of money and lots of ground …
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To Be Black in America
Washington - For every black man in America, from the millionaire in the corner office to the mechanic in the local garage, the Trayvon Martin tragedy is personal. It …
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Spain’s Economy, Front and Center
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) I've always viewed Spain, not Greece, as the quintessential euro crisis country. With Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government balking — …
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A Seven-Day Plan to Finally Hold Wall Street Accountable
Susan Hall is an underwater homeowner who is having trouble finding a single point of contact to help modify her mortgage, outside her home in Cotati, California, February 18, …
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Wall Street Greed: Why Greg Smith’s Critique Is Way Too Narrow
Greg Smith, a Goldman Sachs vice president, resigned his post Wednesday with a stinging public rebuke of the firm on the oped page of the New York Times — …
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In the US, the News May Be Good, but Problems Remain
White House press secretary Jay Carney refers to a graph referencing private-sector job growth during the White House Daily Briefing on Monday, February 6, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Photo: …
Gated Intellectuals: Toward a Borderless Pedagogy in the Occupy Movement
Gated intellectuals do not work with ideas, but sound bites.
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Reclaiming Our Rights From HR 347
With increasing velocity, since the advent of the post-Second World War national security state, then gaining speed with the incessant search and destroy mission waged on the U.S. Constitution …
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Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War
The war in Afghanistan—where the enemy is elusive and rarely seen, where the cultural and linguistic disconnect makes every trip outside the wire a visit to hostile territory, where …
Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President
I kept thinking to myself that when he got briefed on the history of Afghanistan and the oft-proven ability of Afghan “militants” to drive out foreign invaders — from …