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A Fish Swims Like a Fish
The loss of sincerity, of humility as a product of deep practice is anethema to the corporate culture industry. Sincerity is vulnerability, it is the deep strength of a …
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Thirty-Five Years of a Not-Boring Labor Movement
Editor Jane Slaughter speaks at the 2014 Labor Notes Conference.
Fighting for Coveted Combat Badges and Patches
The problem with a professional military that is self-defined as “warriors.” is its members desire war: a chance, so they think, to test themselves in the crucible of combat.
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Looking Back on Easter 2014 – And Forward to Easter Next
The vast majority of our leaders and lawmakers do not yet seem to understand that national interest can no longer be at cross-purposes with planetary interest.
Forest Defense Sing Along With the Humboldt Board of Supervisors
Redwood Forest Defense, a grassroots non-violent direct action group committed to protecting the forest, came to the Humboldt Board of Supervisors meeting in mass to demand that the Humboldt …
In Landmark Ruling, US Ordered to Release Memo Behind Targeted Killings of US Citizens
In a major development chipping away at the secrecy of the Obama administration's drone wars, a federal appeals court has ordered the government to release a legal memo that …
Internet for the 1%: New FCC Rules Strike Down Net Neutrality, Opening Fast Lanes for Fees
Federal regulators have unveiled new rules that would effectively abandon net neutrality, the concept of a free and open Internet.
New Law Requires Swiss Banks to Report Customers Evading Tax
Bill Black: Swiss banks have notoriously kept customers' finances secret but European Union law will challenge that structure.
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Is the FCC Poised to Destroy Net Neutrality?
After a January court ruling on net neutrality that raised fears about radical changes to the internet, the FCC is floating new rules that are being attacked as insufficient.
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Poverty Is Killing Us
It's time to eliminate poverty in the United States, and give everyone a shot at living the American Dream.