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Mantra for 9/11: 14 Years Later, Improbable World
Fourteen years later, we don't even grasp what we did.
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Day of the Disappeared: Mexico Remembers the 43 Abducted Students
In the 21st century this crime against humanity is still horrifically common, and itu2019s incumbent on us to grapple with the full reality of it.
Concerns About China Resurrect an Economic Zombie
“Scare stories about our supposed financial dependence on China just keep shambling along.”
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Jim Hightower | The Rebellious Spirit of the First Labor Day Is Spreading Anew
It's easy to ridicule what Labor Day has now become for many of us.
Who Cares About Leon Trotsky?
Paul Le Blanc's new biography of Leon Trotsky covers some familiar ground, but also offers a new take on his life and writings.
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Labor Unions: The Folks Who Gave You the Weekend
There is little appreciation of role of labor unions in promoting benefits and rules that protect all workers.
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The Silent Crisis of Aging
Our society is plagued by a crisis of aging that is weakening, infecting and killing hundreds of millions of us every year.
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How On-Call and Irregular Scheduling Harms the US Workforce
The connections to work-family conflict and stress make for a strong case for curbing and eliminating the practice of on-call scheduling.
“And God Is the Water”: Reflections on the EPA Spill, Power and the US Southwest
A complete reconceptualization of power is required to stop the painful death march in the US Southwest.
Greening the US Energy Workforce
The solar and wind industries are generating new jobs as fossil fuel companies fire thousands of workers.