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Detroit, Labor Day and a Hard Day’s Night
The Beatles first visited Detroit just before Labor Day in 1964, and they gushed with admiration for the Motown sound. Detroit hummed with industry then, like the Beatle's own …
Possible Consequences of a US military attack on Syria—Remembering the Marine Barracks destruction in Beirut, 1983
The long lasting affects of military attacks take their toll on service members and the families that love them.
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The Lie of “Limited War” in Syria
“Obama’s strongest allies can’t stomach the stench of lies that are the foundation of the war effort against Syria,” writes Cooke about the conflict in Syria.
John Lewis Marches On
Bill Moyers and Rep. John Lewis revisit the 1963 March on Washington. How did it transform America?
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Still Alive & Kicking Today: A “New Idea” From 1980s
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses the need for solidarity with other organizations, Jobs With Justice has been doing just that since the 1980's.
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Berry Pickers Walk Out, Boycott
As the work watches the fast food workers protest their detestable conditions, Pickers at Sakuma Brothers Farms north of Seattle have walked off the berry fields twice and launched …
Trade & Investment Rules Facilitating What, for Whom?
Vijay Prashad: “People who own things have disproportionate economic power in society. We've made it impossible to create economic power for workers.”
Wall Street Journal Considers Zero Prosecutions of Banks Excessive
The department of Justice claims they are cracking down on bank fraud but they are mostly imposing fines and targeting small fish.
Juan González: Growing Charter School Chain Suspends Special Needs Kids in Bid to Raise Test Scores
Juan Gonzu00e1lez discusses his reports for the New York Daily News about how one of the New York Cityu2019s fastest-growing chains of charter schools, Success Academy, has far higher …
Fed Taper Talk Bursts Bubble
“The Federal Reserve did a really nice job in preemptively bursting a housing bubble before it grew large enough to do much damage,” writes Baker.