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When Pigs Don’t Fly: Trouble on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Performance problems along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline persist due to the operator's failure to learn from past mistakes.
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In Oakland, Mercado Chain Workers Protest Alleged Sexual Harassment, Firings
Laura Robledo lost her job when she complained she'd been sexually harassed by a coworker.
Whether or Not Women Are Allowed in Combat, the Military Serves the Patriarchy
Some of the opposition to women serving in combat distracts from the deeply embedded patriarchal reasons that critics of the Pentagon's decision prefer to uphold.
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Early Stage Rebellions Are Never Safe, Comfortable or Popular
Chris Hedges: Resisters in Nazi Germany knew that well.
Exactly Why Is President Obama Going to Israel?
Both Israel and the United States seek to quash expectations that the visit will jump-start the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Strategizing to Defeat Control Unit Prisons and Solitary Confinement: An Interview With Author/Activist Nancy Kurshan
A control unit prison is one in which every prisoner is locked away in their own individual box about 23 hours a day under conditions of severe sensory deprivation.
New Report Outlines the Horrors, Potential Solutions for Guest Worker Programs
Those who wish to expand the current system of bringing temporary workers to the United States via guest worker programs might want to heed the warnings of The Southern …
Congress: End Endless War and Stop Becoming “the Evil That We Deplore”
Revoking the power to combine lovely rhetoric with pernicious militarism will be even more difficult.
Journalism by–and for–the Sponsors
Sponsored stories are becoming ever more common, and will soonbe commonplace in the corporate media world.
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Major Banks Aid Behind the Scenes in Payday Loans Banned by States
Lenders are setting up online operations to offer their short-term loans with interest rates sometimes exceeding 500 percent.