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What I Learned in the Airport in Bahrain
Bahrain International Airport. (Photo: monkeymanforever) Bahrain International Airport - When I came to Bahrain, it certainly wasn't with the intention of spending my whole time in the …
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The Chief Twinkie Goes Ding Dong
Here's a case of good news oozing out of bad news, and vice versa. The bad news is that Hostess Brands has sunk into bankruptcy. It couldn't stay afloat …
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Dick Meister: The Plight of the Pregnant Worker
Dina Bakst of the Work and Family Legal Center reminds us of an important fact that few people seem to realize - that getting pregnant can cause a woman …
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A 75th Anniversary for the American Dream, a 25-Year Anniversary for Me
Sit-down strike at Fisher Body plant in Flint, Michigan, during the strike of 1937. (Photo: Sheldon Dick) On this day 25 years ago, in 1987, I became …
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Occupy Draws Strength From the Powerless
Rooj Alwazir, with the Occupy movement, protests in McPherson Square in Washington, January 30, 2012. (Photo: Amanda Lucidon / The New York Times)
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What the Koch Brothers Say Online, but Won’t Say Under Oath
David Koch. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Why will Charles and David Koch produce a video about their position on the Keystone XL oil …
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Concerning the Violent Peace-Police: An Open Letter to Chris Hedges
I am writing this on the premise that you are a well-meaning person who wishes Occupy Wall Street to succeed. I am also writing as someone who was deeply …
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A Good Contest
I love a good contest as much as the next guy, but this one is tremendously important, and if you choose to participate, you'll be striking a blow against …
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Producers vs. Losers: The Cruel Pro-Rich Propaganda of the Right
(Photo: David Shankbone / Flickr) “Producers” and “parasites.” Cruel language justifying extreme greed seems to be mainstream now. Even Presidential candidates feel free to disparage 99% of …
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This Is No Bailout for Main Street America
(Photo: Taber Andrew Bain / Flickr) Big announcements of breakthrough legislative deals during election campaigns should be taken with huge grains of salt. Generally more rhetoric than …