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Fighting for a Voice at the Table, Philadelphia Charter School Teachers Rally for Unionization
The future of teachers attempt to unionize their school is unwritten. However, with all eyes on Philadelphia's efforts to privatize, characterize and profitize public schools, their struggle is one …
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Moral Monday Marches on With Dr. King in Mind
North Carolina's Moral Monday movement shows no signs of stopping as the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington approaches.
The “Stop-Go” US Economic Recovery
Jack Rasmus: A closer look of the US economy over the past year (July 2012 to July 2013) reveals a longer-term trend of the US economy weakening, not growing.
Life and Death at Work: Labor and Occupational Health After Rana Plaza
While consumer activism and trade pressure are important for workplace safety, the rules are made to be broken in places like Bangladesh.
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Is Divesting Activism?
There is a right and a responsibility inherent in holding corporate shares.
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Crocodile-Tear Time for America’s Free Press
"The Post editorial line already meshes quite smoothly with the Bezos worldview, liberal-ish on cultural issues, dependably conservative on anything — like the labor movement — that poses any …
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No Place for Gays in Yemen
While Americans celebrate small political victories for the gay community, life in the middle east for LGBTQ youth is still a dangerous experience.
The New Rules of the Game in Egypt
A look at Egypt's constitutional declaration suggests that the road out of military dictatorship is fraught with peril.
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Of DOMA, Defense, Duplicity, and Diligence
The ruling against DOMA frees LGBTQ servicemen in the US military to the same freedoms as their heterosexual counterparts.
Undocumented and Undaunted: DREAMer Artists Speak Out
The struggles of undocumented youth in the US often fly under the radar of the mainstream media but a new generation of young immigrants are making sure their voices …