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Verizon Strike Has Big Lessons for US Economy
From Massachusetts to Virginia, Verizon employees went on a strike for two weeks, which began August 7. (Photo: Communication Workers of America) The 45,000 CWA and …
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It’s August. Do You Know Where Your Vacation Is?
(Photo: Caitlinator) Lolling on the beach or in your backyard or by a mountain brook ... many Americans can only dream of taking time off, while our …
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Martin Luther King’s Vision of Justice
Washington - As the nation honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a stirring new memorial on the National Mall, let's not obscure one of his most important …
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A Platform for Retrieving the American Dream: The Pursuit of Happiness
The platform was written for the New York Socialist Party in consultation with two other activist women. One, Gretchen Van Dyck, is 23 years old and another is in …
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Republican Candidates: Pawlenty Is Out, but Nonsense Continues
Tim Pawlenty mans the grill at the Iowa Pork Producers tent at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, August 12, 2011. (Photo: Max Whittaker for The New …
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Waffling AARP: Medicare, Social Security at Risk
Over the past two months, AARP has been all over the map on cuts to Social Security and Medicare. For the 37 million members of AARP, including the more …
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Everything Wrong With Our Country’s Sex Ed Debate, in One Infuriating Video (2)
It's rare when a three-minute conversation can reveal so much about our culture. In this clip, a Texas Tribune reporter asks Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry why …
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The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention
Events in Libya and Syria have again brought to the forefront the question of armed humanitarian intervention or the “responsibility to protect.” Our hearts all go out …
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War: Too Big to Fail
Troops lined up in formation, preparing to get on a plane bound for Iraq. (Photo: j. botter) A pair of vitally important news reports were lost recently …
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Make Some Noise to Ward Off an Avalanche of Avarice
You might not be aware of this news from northern Arizona, since the reporting of it in the media has been less than robust, but in recent weeks there …